February 15th, 2010 by soullldiva

Saturday afternoon I was flipping through our HBO channels and A Knight’s Tale was on. I loved this movie so much when it came out that I bought the DVD and have watched it a gazillion times.

Besides Heath Ledger, who I adore and miss heartily, I really really loved the way they melded the old world and contemporary style, period and hip. After all Knights were the Rock Stars of Midieval times, right? Not only does Sir Ulrich’s (Ledger) posse look like a modern-day entourage with a twist, but Lady Jocelyn’s dresses are chaste and sexy all at the same time.

Take this scene for instance, at the tournament feast. Usually traditional dancing was lots of stepping and clapping, and it lends itself very well to melding into a bunch of young people dancing at a party. All to David Bowie’s “Golden Years”. New and classic, all at the same time. Cheers!