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'During the filming of the ABC's historical "immersion" show,
Back In Time For
The Corner Shop, Carol Ferrone wondered if the producers' dedication to
accuracy was a bit over the top when the period outfits she was given to wear
extended to underwear from the era.
"Even our bras are authentic to the period," she says.
"In the opening scene of
Back In Time For The Corner Shop I show eight layers
of clothing I'm wearing [from the 1850s] but in the 1950s I had to wear these
pointy bras. I said to Rosie, our head of wardrobe, 'nobody will know if I'm
wearing my bra I bought from Bras N Things' and she said, 'Carol, people will
ring into the ABC and say Carol's boobs don't look right for the period —
excuse my French — they will know'. So, I said, 'OK, I'll wear your pointy bra
from 1955'. The attention to detail is just phenomenal."
Back In Time For The Corner Shop is the third series Carol Ferrone and her
family, husband Peter and children, Julian, Sienna and Olivia signed up for. It
all started when they were spotted in a shopping centre by a talent scout and
made their TV debut on
Back In Time For Dinner in 2018 and then went back for
seconds with
Further Back In Time For Dinner in 2020.'
These three series are well produced and entertaining educational reality
shows, and they really got lucky finding a family who were willing and could
afford to throw themselves into it so thoroughly.
Share and enjoy,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
