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  • Cate Blanchett as Queen Elizabeth I wearing a black and white gown in the 1998 film "Elizabeth."
    • Universal Pictures

    Elizabeth

    1998

    Costume seen on Cate Blanchett as Queen Elizabeth I

  • Imogen Slaughter as Queen Elizabeth I wearing a black and white gown in the 2000 mini-series "Elizabeth: The Acclaimed Saga of England's Virgin Queen."
    • Channel 4 Television Corporation
    • A&E
    • The History Channel

    Elizabeth: The Acclaimed Saga of England's Virgin Queen

    2000

    Costume seen on Imogen Slaughter as Queen Elizabeth I

  • Diana Kent as Lady Essex wearing a black and white gown in the 2005 mini-series "Elizabeth I."
    • HBO Films
    • Channel 4 Television Corporation

    Elizabeth I

    2005

    Costume seen on Diana Kent as Lady Essex

  • Natalie Dormer as Anne Boleyn wearing a black and white gown in the 2007 series "The Tudors."
    • Showtime Networks

    The Tudors

    2007

    Costume seen on Natalie Dormer as Anne Boleyn

  • An extra wearing a black and white gown in the 2010 film "The Princess of Montpensier."
    • Paradis Films
    • StudioCanal

    The Princess of Montpensier

    2010

    Costume seen on an extra

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About the Costume

This gown was made for the 1998 movie Elizabeth by costume designer Alexandra Byrne, whose designs were nominated for an Academy Award. However, it was her work on the film’s sequel, The Golden Age, which would win her the Oscar. 

In the original movie, Cate Blanchett wore this beautiful dress as Queen Elizabeth I. The gown was used again for the David Starkey documentary Elizabeth: The Acclaimed Saga of England’s Virgin Queen. This time the part of Queen Elizabeth I was played by Imogen Slaughter. The collar was removed from the gown to give it a different look.

The costume was used a third time in HBO’s Elizabeth I by Lady Essex, played by Diana Kent. The dress does not fit Diana Kent properly, so a layer of decorative fabric has been added beneath the front closure to compensate. It was also covered with a jacket, so only the sleeves and a bit of the front are visible. These changes to the gown can be seen more clearly in Showtime’s first season of The Tudors in 2007, where you can see it being worn by Natalie Dormer as Anne Boleyn. Several years later, it made yet another appearance in the 2010 film The Princess of Montpensier on an extra.

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About the Costume

This gown was made for the 1998 movie Elizabeth by costume designer Alexandra Byrne, whose designs were nominated for an Academy Award. However, it was her work on the film’s sequel, The Golden Age, which would win her the Oscar. 

In the original movie, Cate Blanchett wore this beautiful dress as Queen Elizabeth I. The gown was used again for the David Starkey documentary Elizabeth: The Acclaimed Saga of England’s Virgin Queen. This time the part of Queen Elizabeth I was played by Imogen Slaughter. The collar was removed from the gown to give it a different look.

The costume was used a third time in HBO’s Elizabeth I by Lady Essex, played by Diana Kent. The dress does not fit Diana Kent properly, so a layer of decorative fabric has been added beneath the front closure to compensate. It was also covered with a jacket, so only the sleeves and a bit of the front are visible. These changes to the gown can be seen more clearly in Showtime’s first season of The Tudors in 2007, where you can see it being worn by Natalie Dormer as Anne Boleyn. Several years later, it made yet another appearance in the 2010 film The Princess of Montpensier on an extra.

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This gown was made for the 1998 movie Elizabeth by costume designer Alexandra Byrne, whose designs were nominated for an Academy Award. However, it was her work on the film’s sequel, The Golden Age, which would win her the Oscar. 

In the original movie, Cate Blanchett wore this beautiful dress as Queen Elizabeth I. The gown was used again for the David Starkey documentary Elizabeth: The Acclaimed Saga of England’s Virgin Queen. This time the part of Queen Elizabeth I was played by Imogen Slaughter. The collar was removed from the gown to give it a different look.

The costume was used a third time in HBO’s Elizabeth I by Lady Essex, played by Diana Kent. The dress does not fit Diana Kent properly, so a layer of decorative fabric has been added beneath the front closure to compensate. It was also covered with a jacket, so only the sleeves and a bit of the front are visible. These changes to the gown can be seen more clearly in Showtime’s first season of The Tudors in 2007, where you can see it being worn by Natalie Dormer as Anne Boleyn. Several years later, it made yet another appearance in the 2010 film The Princess of Montpensier on an extra.

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  1. That headdress Cate Blanchett is wearing as Queen Elizabeth was later worn by Maria Doyle Kennedy as Katharine of Aragon in “The Tudors”…

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  1. That headdress Cate Blanchett is wearing as Queen Elizabeth was later worn by Maria Doyle Kennedy as Katharine of Aragon in “The Tudors”…

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