Oh, yes, I'm sure that was the notion - I wonder if it was meant to be a sort of nod at modern thrillers where important people meet incognito in very downbeat settings?
Once I spotted it I noticed that some other male characters also had luggage on their thighs, so I think it was wanting a 1560s silhouette without committing to Damn Silly Britches, but Darnley was definitely King of the Fanny Pack, if king of nothing else. Also: colour! I'd love to see a mainstream period movie that did medieval and early modern men's costume in the glorious colours that women's fashion gets, and down with these costumes of Manly (TM) dark grey leather that could, with a tweak or two, almost be photospreads in GQ.
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Date: 2019-01-25 09:03 pm (UTC)Once I spotted it I noticed that some other male characters also had luggage on their thighs, so I think it was wanting a 1560s silhouette without committing to Damn Silly Britches, but Darnley was definitely King of the Fanny Pack, if king of nothing else. Also: colour! I'd love to see a mainstream period movie that did medieval and early modern men's costume in the glorious colours that women's fashion gets, and down with these costumes of Manly (TM) dark grey leather that could, with a tweak or two, almost be photospreads in GQ.