This one is for you. I will post more comparisons as I find them.
I have been going through the Godey's Lady's Books of 1864 and 1865, looking for interesting details on mourning during and immediately after the Civil War. I could not help but notice some striking similarities of style and design in certain of the images from the Godey's of that time and the 1939 movie version of Gone With the Wind. So here is one of them, Scarlett O'Hara's hair in the scene which would have taken place in late 1865, after the war was over. I have to say, the costuming in the movie is amazing. Kudos to Walter Plunkett--for more on him, check the web exhibition on his work at the Harry Ransom Center website.
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| Scene from Gone With the Wind, Turner Entertainment |
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| Scene from Gone With the Wind, Turner Entertainment |
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| Scene from Gone With the Wind, Turner Entertainment |
This is an image from the April 1864 Godey's Lady's Book for a "Coiffure for a Young Lady." Look familiar?
Thank you to the Providence Athenaeum for access to their amazing collection of Godey's!!
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