The Favourite Costume Display


Lovely display at Kensington Palace of costumes from the film The Favourite.

I loved the film and had though the costumes played a major part in the style of it. I liked the way they stuck to a black and white palette for the court and yet felt very varied. It was great to see a selection of them in a space that was used in the film.

I liked Sarah Churchill’s wonderful shooting outfit complete with fake blood still splattered on it. Also the dress and cloak from when Queen Anne addressed Parliament. I was amused to see that the lace on three costumes for a group scene at court was just printed yet looked really effective.

The politician’s parties were shown by the different colours they wore with the Tories in blue with white wigs and the Whigs in red with dark wigs. Can we bring that idea back please! The servants costumes were made from old jeans bought from charity shops. Up close you could tell and yet they are beautifully made.

Closed on 10 March 2019

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