Exhibition: Costume Drama - From Halifax to Hollywood
The film credits continue to grow for Calderdale, West Yorkshire. Successful television series such as Happy Valley, The Gallows Pole and Gentleman Jack have brought the area national attention and made it a cultural destination. Add in films such as To Walk Invisible and Peterloo and one appreciates the ‘Hollywood of the North’ reference in Costume Drama, this year’s exhibition at Bankfield Museum Halifax. Featuring costumes made for major historic dramas alongside original garments from Bankfield’s collection, the exhibition explores the history of fashion through the context of its remaking for film and television.
Jessica Brown Findlay's costume as Lady Sybil in the TV series 'Downton Abbey', 2010 designed by Susannah Buxton, Cosprop. Photo: Kerry Taylor Auctions
It is not an easy task to combine real and reproduction exhibits in a way that honours and enhances both, yet Costume Drama manages to do so...
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Written by June Hill
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Image Credits:
Lead Image: Ruth Gemmell as Lady Violet Bridgerton and Phoebe Dynevor as Daphne Bridgerton. Image courtesy of Netflix. Daphne Bridgerton's dress is on show at Bankside.
All other images as credited in the photo captions.