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Downton Abbey’s Recycled Costumes: PBS Masterpiece Classic

Posted in Edwardian Life, Fashions, Film adaptation, tagged Downton Abbey, Edwardian Country House, Masterpiece Classic, PBS Masterpiece Classic, Period film costumes, period films on January 9, 2011| 15 Comments »

Downton Abbey, presented on PBS Masterpiece classic this month, is one of the most expensively produced mini-series for television next to Brideshead Revisited. The sets and costumes are lavish, and the viewer can readily see that everything possible has been done to recreate the Edwardian world.

But even huge budgets have their limits, for creating new costumes for every character in the production would have been prohibitive. The website, Recycled Movie Costumes, and an article in the Daily Mail point to a few outfits that were 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 expressly identified so far.

The dress worn by Laura Michael (Lady Edith) was also used in A Room With a View, 2007. At left is Elizabeth McGovern as the Countess

Elaine Cassidy in A Room With a View, 2007

Compare the necklace worn by Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary to ...

...Monica Belluci's in Brotherhood of Wolves

Lady Mary (Michelle Dockerey, between Maggie Smith and Laura Michaels) wears the same dress as ...

... Radha Mitchell in Finding Neverland

You can look for Regency costumes that have been recycled in this link. The Daily Mail mentioned that one certain brown dress has been used in seven productions in the past 15 years, including Pride and Prejudice and Little Dorrit. I wonder which one it is?

As you watch Downton Abbey tonight, perhaps you can spot a few recycled outfits on your own and inform Recycled Films of your find. Learn more about the series on PBS Masterpiece Classic.

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Seen Over the Ether: Women’s Hairstyles and Clothing in Period Films

Posted in Fashions, jane austen, Jane Austen's World, Regency Period, Regency style, Regency World, tagged period films, regency dress, Regency Fashion, Regency Hairstyle on April 2, 2009| 5 Comments »

veritysdress The author of this recent post writes about the unfaithfully depicted hairstyles in recent period film adaptations. Her rant is similar to the one I wrote about inaccurate costumes in period films, especially in terms of showing or covering the bosom.

Read more about these topics in the following links:

Regency Hairstyle and Updo
Regency Hairstyle Tutorial
Hairstyle History
Bonnets, Caps, Turbans, and Hats: Fashion Necessities for Regency Ladies
Fun With Fashion in Jane Austen Film Adaptations

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