Bomb Girls is a Canadian tv show set in the 1940s. It follows
four women working in a munitions factory building bombs during World War
II. It aired in Canada in January this year and, by some minor miracle,
they played it in New Zealand recently. Usually it takes ages for new
shows to be played here, if they do at all.
The clothes are gorgeous and it was worth watching for that alone, but,
surprisingly, I loved the storylines and characters too. I find period
dramas a bit hit and miss. Sometimes I love the clothes but hate the
characters (e.g. Mad Men), or I love the clothes but just can't summon up
the energy to care about the characters and storylines (e.g. the new
version of Upstairs Downstairs). I don't dislike them all (I love Downton Abbey), but I would rather watch a show with interesting and likeable characters that doesn't have amazing costumes, than a boring show with pretty clothes.
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| I love Vera's coral coloured shirt dress |
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The first season of Bomb Girls was only six episodes long but they're making
another season. The show isn't perfect, but it did make me cry a few
times and laugh quite a lot. I genuinely like the characters and I can't wait to see what happens to them next season. I also love that a show is telling the stories of what women did during the war. Women in munitions factories put their lives at risk making bombs and it seems like their actions are rarely remembered.
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| I would wear all of these clothes, even Marco's |
I read that there was some criticism of Kate's (second from the left) dress for not being historically accurate because it was too short, but I got the impression that was deliberate. I think it was meant to show that she was still wearing the clothes she had as a young teenager, which makes sense if you watch the show.
Bonus picture of Betty and Kate dancing because they are adorable and I ship them.
