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Recycled Fashions in Emma 2009

January 28, 2010 by Vic

IMDb has become an indispensable site for those of us who love movies. I especially love the trivia the site features about each film. Take Emma 2009, for example. Costumes that were recycled from other films are listed there. Let’s look at a few:

Johdi May's purple coat

The purple coat Jodhi May (Mrs. Weston) wears on market day in Highbury is the same costume Hattie Morahan (Elinor Dashwood) wears when she arrives at Barton Cottage in “Sense & Sensibility” (2008).

Elinor in purple pelisse

The dark Spencer worn by Louise Dylan (Harriet Smith) to visit the poor is the same costume Lucy Scott wears in “Pride and Prejudice”(1995).

Harriet Smith (Louise Dylan) in dark spencer

The off-white dress with floral embroidery on the bodice worn by Christina Cole (Mrs. Elton) for her big entrance in church is the same costume worn by Cesca Martin in “The Regency House Party” (2004) during her “engagement,” and by Natasha Little (Becky Sharp) at Park Lane in “Vanity Fair” (1998).

Christina Cole as Mrs. Elton, Her Entrance in Church

The gray gown with gold bow print worn by Tamsin Greig (Miss Bates) to Miss Taylor’s wedding is the same costume worn by Anna Massey (Aunt Norris) in “Mansfield Park” (1983), Phyllida Law (Mrs. Bates) in Emma (1996), Lindsay Duncan (Mrs. Price) when Fanny leaves home in Mansfield Park (1999), Janine Duvitski (Mrs. Meagles) in “Little Dorrit” (2008), and Linda Bassett (Mrs. Jennings) in London in “Sense & Sensibility” (2008).

Miss Bates in gray pelisse and Emma in a floral gown

The floral print dress worn by Romola Garai (Emma) to Miss Taylor’s wedding is the same costume worn by Dagmara Dominczyk (Mercedès Iguanada) for Edmond’s homecoming at the beginning of The Count of Monte Cristo (2002).

Johdi May in lilac floral colored wrap dress

The lilac colored floral wrap dress Jodhi May (Anne Taylor/Weston) wears at Hartfield is the same costume worn by Denise Black (Mrs.Brocklebank) in “To the Ends of the Earth” (2005), and Alex Kingston (Mrs.Bennet) in “Lost in Austen” (2008).

Wearing a floral waistcoat at the Cole's party, Jonny Lee Miller as Mr. Knightley

The blue floral waistcoat Jonny Lee Miller (Mr.Knightley) wears at the Coles’ party is the same costume worn by Joseph Beattie (Henry Crawford) in Mansfield Park (2007) (TV).

Henry and Mary Crawford

For more recycled fashion comparisons, go to this link.

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Posted in Emma, Fashions, jane austen, Jane Austen Novels, Jane Austen's World, Mansfield Park, Movie review, PBS Movie Adaptation, Popular culture, Regency Life, Regency style, Regency World, Sense and Sensibility | Tagged Emma 2009, Jonny Lee Miller, Louise Dylan, Miss Bates, PBS Masterpiece Classic, PBS Movie Adaptation, Regency Fashion, Regency movie gowns, Romola Garai, Tamsin Greig | 13 Comments

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  1. on January 28, 2010 at 10:18 Janeen

    Ha, who would have known huh? Fun post! I checked out the site too and I like the bloopers they share with you. Funny how you don’t see them yourself but when something is pointed out to you…obviously! ha ha


  2. on January 28, 2010 at 12:47 Kaye Dacus

    Another great link (with images) of recycled costumes in Regency dramas is this one: http://www.costumersguide.com/reused_regency.shtml

    Since browsing that website, I’m starting to notice familiar dresses all over the place!


  3. on January 28, 2010 at 14:51 MARIE BURTON

    Great post.. I am loving all these fashions, even if they are recycled =)


  4. on January 28, 2010 at 15:03 kathleen

    Do you suppose there is a large walk-in closet somewhere in Hollywood (or, more likely, whatever England’s equivalent to Hollywood is) with a sign on the door that says “Regency”? This post is an encouraging testament to cinema thrift, and very funny too. Thanks!

    And I am loving that purple pelisse in the top two photos.


  5. on January 28, 2010 at 16:43 loren fay

    Wow, this was educationally mind blowing. I have seen all of the movies listed below. I have already seen the new emma that has just come out. I saw it uploaded on a website ( I cant remember where) about 5 months ago, and I thought it was excellent. I have probably seen every adaption of the jane austen screen written series ever to have been shot. I love them all!! The books are much better, but none the less, I still love them!


  6. on January 29, 2010 at 04:19 Tweets that mention Recycled Fashion in Emma 2009 « Jane Austen's World -- Topsy.com

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  7. on January 30, 2010 at 02:13 articles

    thank’s u post, i like this .articles


  8. on January 30, 2010 at 14:12 Richard Lyon

    The 1940 Hollywood production of Pride and Prejudice moved up the period setting to the Victorian era so that they could recycle the costumes from Gone With The Wind. It’s surprising that they didn’t also use Clark Gable. :)


  9. on February 7, 2010 at 22:20 Emma 2009 revisited « Jane Austen's World

    […] Die hard Emma fans can watch the series online until March 9th. Emma 2010: A Review Highbury’s Society and Jane Austen’s Place in It Recycled Fashions in Emma 2009 […]


  10. on February 11, 2010 at 18:04 Beloved Eleanor » Portrait of Edward I With a Touch of Regency

    […] leads me to the final piece of news today…a great Austen site, which recently wrote about the recycling of Regency costumes.  Check it out for […]


  11. on January 9, 2011 at 11:48 Downton Abbey’s Recycled Costumes « Jane Austen's World

    […] worn in other productions.  This custom is common, and has been pointed out on this blog before in Recycled Fashions in Emma 2009.  Around 2/3 of the costumes used in Downton Abbey were used before, but only a few have been […]


  12. on December 4, 2011 at 23:17 katrinaariana

    Wow, that is fascinating to study! With how much money goes into films, I’ll never understand why they don’t give the principle characters more unique wardrobes.

    Thanks for sharing!

    Katrina


  13. on April 20, 2012 at 20:32 arie

    gapapa laahh asa udah dicuci, doesnt matter, its always awesome whoever wear them as long as the wearer has pretty face :D



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