Definition of PERIOD PIECE

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But her newest period piece, The Spanish Princess, a miniseries that debuts tonight on Starz, isn’t really about swoony romance. — Elizabeth Angell, Town & Country, "Laura Carmichael on Why the World of The Spanish Princess Is "So Much More Dangerous" Than Downton," 5 May 2019 You’d be forgiven for thinking that Fosse/Verdon, FX’s latest sumptuous, detailed period piece chronicling a remarkable true story, is a Ryan Murphy production. — Emma Dibdin, Harper's BAZAAR, "A Complete Timeline of the Real Relationship Between Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon," 9 Apr. 2019 Pico & Sepulveda Another period piece, this one set in the 1840s in the then-Mexican state of California, follows the war at the border as Americans lay claim to the area. — Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, "Shonda Rhimes Announces a Slate of Eight New Shows for Netflix," 21 July 2018 And in 2005, Chanel was the subject of a Costume Institute exhibition that juxtaposed period pieces with Lagerfeld’s creations. — Nicole Phelps, Vogue, "Legendary Designer Karl Lagerfeld Has Died," 19 Feb. 2019 Colman played the British monarch in Hyde Park on Hudson, a period piece centering on FDR, years before there was any talk of her appearing on The Crown. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "Olivia Colman Is the Latest British Star to Make it Stateside," 3 Jan. 2019 The Favourite upends the concept of a staid period piece, and with it, our understanding of history. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "The True Ending of The Favourite: In Real Life, Lady Marlborough Got the Last Laugh," 5 Jan. 2019 In addition to viewing costumes, weaponry, utensils, tents and other period pieces, visitors could listen to accounts from reenactors who are ardent students of the nation’s bloodiest war. — Denys Bucksten, chicagotribune.com, "Civil War Days in Lake County a trip back in time," 9 July 2018 This is particularly true for a period piece like Greenwood Avenue, a film set in 1920s Tusla, Oklahoma, which called for the restoration of luxurious 1920s fashions (think flapper dresses, tuxedos, top hats). — Amira Rasool, Teen Vogue, "'Greenwood Avenue' Costume Designer Talks the Importance of 1920s Black Fashion," 28 Sep. 2018

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