Hatfield and McCoy show

[PartywithArty]

I know there is already a thread on the fued,but im wondering about the tv show... Just how authentic is the show? Is the clothes,hats,boots,etc period correct and is that how a common southern back woodsman dressed?

 

[JWheeler331]

There was a lot of attention to the detail of dress, guns, etc. Not everything was perfect in the film but Costner really does try to get most things right.

 

[Nathanb1]

I know there is already a thread on the fued,but im wondering about the tv show... Just how authentic is the show? Is the clothes,hats,boots,etc period correct and is that how a common southern back woodsman dressed?

People dressed better than we think...much more formally. Even out in the Texas boonies. I mean, Ben McCulloch favored black velvet. I don't think we saw enough women dipping snuff....but....can't have everything.

 

[ole]

I shrugged off the uneasy feeling that these guys had an awful lot of modern guns.

 

[diane]

I think Nathanb1 is right - folks back then didn't dress like the guys shot in their long johns! (Ick...) Forrest, for instance, liked brocade vests!

 

[wayne jackson]

People dressed better than we think...much more formally. Even out in the Texas boonies. I mean, Ben McCulloch favored black velvet. I don't think we saw enough women dipping snuff....but....can't have everything.

nothing wrong with dipping snuff,i havent had a cavity or a stomach worm since i started dipping