Episode Discussion : Series 1, Episode 1

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Welcome to our little episode discussion! We start with the first episode - put your thoughts in the comments and debate away! *g*

Comments

Drab Bea

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Bea's hair looks so frizzy and dull in the first episode. Quite different to the gorgeous vibrant blonde bob she ends up with. I'm not so keen on her hair in series three, too short for me but reflects the hair in the late twenties.

Bea's fashion sense comes across as quite odd at first. She'd been so cooped up looking after the house and Evie that she never got the chance to get into clothes. It's rather like most of us when we are teenagers finding our feet with clothes but it's happening to her in her thirties! Bless her.

Re: Drab Bea

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I don't know whether they put a colour in her hair but by episode 3 it's much blonder and smoother, the first two episodes it's like a frizz bomb bless her! I think they must have purposfully made it look like that as it never looks that way again.

I suppose her clothes must have been quite daring for 1920 when most women were still corseted and very similar in neutral colours - those silk waistcoats and blouses she got from her father were quite something on her I think, although she did have a few awful numbers too like that black dress sack thing. She definitely found her fashion voice in series 2, but it's all about experimentation early on!

Re: Drab Bea

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They are definitely both learning in series 1. They are only copying other designs at first, even when they set up their premises. It definitely takes them a while to find their feet. The episode where they are arguing over their first collection seems to be a pivotal point for them. They then go on to design their first collection which is a roaring success (although with its hiccups - Yoland Hermaine!)

You're right about the clothes being daring. I like Daphne's response "What a devy idea, why didn't my dress maker think of that" (I think that's how it goes, not got up to that scene yet!).

Re: Drab Bea

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Oh, meant to say, yes to S3 hair...AWFUL! Sometimes it looked nice enough, and others it aged her terribly. :/ I suspect when we get to S3 (fingers crossed) we'll have much woe about the hair situation!

They clearly both have talent for dressmaking, but don't yet have any idea about fashion itself. Daphne looks more 'trendy' than either of the Eliott sisters for example.