I chose to watch “The Girl With a Pearl Earring” for my final movie critique. As I watched this movie, I quickly realized that most of the shots were taken from the waist up. Which lead very little to critique, especially the lower portion of the garments. Regardless, the characters did not have any major costume change or wore any costumes that were distinctive enough to dissect. The main character was a peasant so clearly the garment was very simple with no embellishment. What I decided to focus on was the main character’s headgear. Especially since the main purpose of the movie was about the famous Vermeer portrait that bears the movie title’s name. With this information, I will make comparisons to the headgear worn by the main character
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Throughout the movie, the main character wore a typical peasant headgear known in Holland as the hollar cap. It looked like it was made of white linen that covered her entire head to include the hair. The version that was mostly worn has two long straps that hung from either side. During the movie, these straps just laid limp but I imagine it was probably used to tie underneath the chin during windy and cold weather. Compared to the barbette, fillet, and wimple, this headgear seemed like it was more structured with many pieces sewn together making it a whole piece. During the 12th century, the barbette, fillet, and wimple were probably all separate pieces put together to create one ensemble. Also, another major factor between the two head pieces was that the barbette, fillet, and wimple were worn by both nobility and peasant alike. The major differences were the designs and materials used. The hollar cap, according to the movie, were only worn by lower class ladies.
The final headgear I will discuss is the Turkish turban worn by the protagonist. According to research, this particular style of the turban was popular in Holland at the time the portrait was created. This type of turban was made of extra fine linen, mostly two separate fabrics. It has been said that Vermeer was commissioned to make the girl appear exotic, hence the foreign
Throughout the movie, the main character wore a typical peasant headgear known in Holland as the hollar cap. It looked like it was made of white linen that covered her entire head to include the hair. The version that was mostly worn has two long straps that hung from either side. During the movie, these straps just laid limp but I imagine it was probably used to tie underneath the chin during windy and cold weather. Compared to the barbette, fillet, and wimple, this headgear seemed like it was more structured with many pieces sewn together making it a whole piece. During the 12th century, the barbette, fillet, and wimple were probably all separate pieces put together to create one ensemble. Also, another major factor between the two head pieces was that the barbette, fillet, and wimple were worn by both nobility and peasant alike. The major differences were the designs and materials used. The hollar cap, according to the movie, were only worn by lower class ladies.
The final headgear I will discuss is the Turkish turban worn by the protagonist. According to research, this particular style of the turban was popular in Holland at the time the portrait was created. This type of turban was made of extra fine linen, mostly two separate fabrics. It has been said that Vermeer was commissioned to make the girl appear exotic, hence the foreign