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    • BBC

    War and Peace: Sounds of War

    1972

    Costume seen on Alison Frazer as Princess Lisa Bolkonskya

    • BBC

    Pride and Prejudice

    1980

    Costume seen on Jennifer Granville as Mrs. Hurst

    • ITV

    Emma

    1996

    Costume seen on Lucy Robinson as Mrs. Elton

    • BBC

    Byron

    2003

    Costume seen on uncredited extra

    • Wall to Wall
    • Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

    Regency House Party

    2004

    Costume seen on an uncredited dance instructor

    • Netflix

    Persuasion

    2022

    Costume seen on Yolanda Kettle as Elizabeth Elliot

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This beautifully embellished gown, decorated with distinctive appliqués resembling ears of wheat, was likely originally created by costume designer Charles Knode for the 1972 BBC adaptation of War and Peace. It made its debut there on Alison Frazer as Princess Liza Bolkonskaya.
The gown appeared again in 1980 in the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, where Jennifer Granville wore it as Mrs. Hurst.
It was later reused in the 1996 ITV television adaptation of Emma, worn by Lucy Robinson as the flamboyant Mrs. Elton during the strawberry-picking scenes, a fitting choice by costume designer Jenny Beavan, perhaps inspired by the gown’s especially “fruitful” decoration.
In 2003 the costume appeared briefly, and never in full, on an uncredited extra in the miniseries Byron. 
In 2004, the dress was seen again, this time on an uncredited dance instructor in the reality television series Regency House Party.
The most recent known appearance of this costume was in the 2022 Netflix adaptation of Persuasion, where it was worn by Yolanda Kettle as Elizabeth Elliot.
This gown recalls  “Madonna of the Wheat” imagery, first associated with a sculpture in the Milan Cathedral around 1400. Over the centuries, this artistic motif inspired numerous sculptures and paintings depicting the Madonna in gowns decorated with wheat stalks and radiant wheat-burst (as well as sun-burst) collars. It is very likely that one of these sculptures or paintings was the inspiration for this unique costume.

 

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About the Costume

This beautifully embellished gown, decorated with distinctive appliqués resembling ears of wheat, was likely originally created by costume designer Charles Knode for the 1972 BBC adaptation of War and Peace. It made its debut there on Alison Frazer as Princess Liza Bolkonskaya.
The gown appeared again in 1980 in the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, where Jennifer Granville wore it as Mrs. Hurst.
It was later reused in the 1996 ITV television adaptation of Emma, worn by Lucy Robinson as the flamboyant Mrs. Elton during the strawberry-picking scenes, a fitting choice by costume designer Jenny Beavan, perhaps inspired by the gown’s especially “fruitful” decoration.
In 2003 the costume appeared briefly, and never in full, on an uncredited extra in the miniseries Byron. 
In 2004, the dress was seen again, this time on an uncredited dance instructor in the reality television series Regency House Party.
The most recent known appearance of this costume was in the 2022 Netflix adaptation of Persuasion, where it was worn by Yolanda Kettle as Elizabeth Elliot.
This gown recalls  “Madonna of the Wheat” imagery, first associated with a sculpture in the Milan Cathedral around 1400. Over the centuries, this artistic motif inspired numerous sculptures and paintings depicting the Madonna in gowns decorated with wheat stalks and radiant wheat-burst (as well as sun-burst) collars. It is very likely that one of these sculptures or paintings was the inspiration for this unique costume.

 

This beautifully embellished gown, decorated with distinctive appliqués resembling ears of wheat, was likely originally created by costume designer Charles Knode for the 1972 BBC adaptation of War and Peace. It made its debut there on Alison Frazer as Princess Liza Bolkonskaya.
The gown appeared again in 1980 in the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, where Jennifer Granville wore it as Mrs. Hurst.
It was later reused in the 1996 ITV television adaptation of Emma, worn by Lucy Robinson as the flamboyant Mrs. Elton during the strawberry-picking scenes, a fitting choice by costume designer Jenny Beavan, perhaps inspired by the gown’s especially “fruitful” decoration.
In 2003 the costume appeared briefly, and never in full, on an uncredited extra in the miniseries Byron. 
In 2004, the dress was seen again, this time on an uncredited dance instructor in the reality television series Regency House Party.
The most recent known appearance of this costume was in the 2022 Netflix adaptation of Persuasion, where it was worn by Yolanda Kettle as Elizabeth Elliot.
This gown recalls  “Madonna of the Wheat” imagery, first associated with a sculpture in the Milan Cathedral around 1400. Over the centuries, this artistic motif inspired numerous sculptures and paintings depicting the Madonna in gowns decorated with wheat stalks and radiant wheat-burst (as well as sun-burst) collars. It is very likely that one of these sculptures or paintings was the inspiration for this unique costume.

 

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  1. Yaaaaay! One of my favourite costumes that I have ever found, I hoped it would get uploded 🙂 thank you! That art history fact is also a cool background info.

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  1. Yaaaaay! One of my favourite costumes that I have ever found, I hoped it would get uploded 🙂 thank you! That art history fact is also a cool background info.

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  1. Yaaaaay! One of my favourite costumes that I have ever found, I hoped it would get uploded 🙂 thank you! That art history fact is also a cool background info.

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