The Color Purple: Clip-on Ties Didn’t Exist Yet
The film is an adaption of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name. The movie was able to achieve critical acclaim of its own, but there is an inconsistency with the wardrobe. Danny Glover’s clip-on tie was inaccurate since it had not yet been invented during the setting of the story.

The Color Purple
Gangs of New York: Firefighters Modern Uniforms Don’t Make Sense
The movie features a big cast, which helps mask certain mistakes. A certain error, however, did not go unnoticed. The fact that the firemen in the movie were dressed in uniforms that were a little too modern for the time period.

Gangs Of New York