Richard Channing
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Short little doc on Dallas' fashion makeover in season 8 courtesy of Travilla.
Travilla does Dallas
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Richard Channing
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I don't think Dallas need to, or should have tried to, compete with Dynasty on the fashion front. The fashion was already pretty good before season 8 and it suited the tone of the show. Although I did love some of Travilla's outfits, he maybe went a bit far when it came to glamourizing the ladies, especially when they were just going about their daily activities.
Snarky Oracle!
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By the mid-'80s, that kind of fashion was ubiquitous. But DALLAS' Travilla era just took it too far -- causing the Ewings to look (as others have said) like they were headed out to the Oscars every time they went to dinner... Season 8 (per DVD count) was okay that way, but Season 9 just got sillier... It fit DYNASTY, but on DALLAS it became really excessive.
And Travilla just used too much pleating, too much draping. Turning DALLAS into a Greek tragedy or another kind.
Add to that the Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe production design that descended on Southfork during the dream season, one began to anticipate (as someone else once correctly observed) the actresses tripping over the set pieces, their heels probably caught in the hems of their gowns, doubling the injury.
And Travilla just used too much pleating, too much draping. Turning DALLAS into a Greek tragedy or another kind.
Add to that the Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe production design that descended on Southfork during the dream season, one began to anticipate (as someone else once correctly observed) the actresses tripping over the set pieces, their heels probably caught in the hems of their gowns, doubling the injury.
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Snarky Oracle!
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"Who the hell put these bitches in my office...??"
Luke_Krebbs_Ewing
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Ah this must be the proposed merger between Denver Carrington. Colby Co. and Ewing Oil.
I don't think it came to anything.
Luke_Krebbs_Ewing
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Yeah it's a documentary on one of the official series boxsets about the fashions of Dallas.
It's probably up on YouTube too.
Snarky Oracle!
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Not all of this is Travilla -- and not all of it is a fiasco....
Richard Channing
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Wow, there's some real abominations in there. Especially from season 10 on wards. They really did Priscilla dirty in those later seasons. The wardrobe seemed to deteriorate in unison with the character.
But there's plenty of stuff in there I quite like too.
Grangehill1
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In the space of a few short years with bad fashion and hair style choices Priscilla Presley goes from amazingly beautiful to very frumpy!
Taylor Bennett Jr.
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yikes! the lavender hat is the least of their worries here! Sue Ellen looks like a brighter version of the wallpaper at my grandmother's house around that time period.
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Taylor Bennett Jr.
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the pants may admittedly be a bit loud, but there was nothing 'square' about the Guzzler!
(and his sartorial choices didn't diminish his wisdom about using tiles rather than composition shingles)
(and his sartorial choices didn't diminish his wisdom about using tiles rather than composition shingles)
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CeeCee72
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That outfit is scarier than any Halloween costume I have EVER seen.yikes! the lavender hat is the least of their worries here! Sue Ellen looks like a brighter version of the wallpaper at my grandmother's house around that time period.
CeeCee72
Telly Talk Star
As Sue Ellen's costuming got more and more outrageous, Pam's got more and more boring!
Taylor Bennett Jr.
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these videos are spectacular!
Grangehill1
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In the space of a few short years with bad fashion and hair style choices Priscilla Presley goes from amazingly beautiful to very
will it look better or worse?
This is why I can’t wait to see HD from season 10 onwards. Everything is so ‘pink’yikes! the lavender hat is the least of their worries here! Sue Ellen looks like a brighter version of the wallpaper at my grandmother's house around that time period.
will it look better or worse?