The 'Downton Abbey' Costume Designer Shares the Story Behind Lucy's Wedding Gown

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The 'Downton Abbey' Costume Designer Shares the Story Behind Lucy's Wedding Gown
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It was a way of 'introducing Lucy in this new world that she's publicly part of,' Anna Robbins says.

An epic undertaking such as this during a global pandemic required the expertise of a costume designer who already knewquite well. So, costume designer Anna Robbins was back at the head of wardrobe after costuming the series's last two seasons and the first film.

For Lucy's stunning gown, Robbins was inspired by a photograph of a 1928 Chanel dress and another fashion illustration from the time."What I was really drawn to was an asymmetric hem and frothy layers of tulle," Robbins says of the piece."I wanted to give the sense that it was really fresh, contemporary, and cutting edge for the time.

Though the movie only moves forward one year from the first film, there are notable changes as we all know style can change drastically in a year's time. And there were definitive shifts between the fashions of the '20s and the '30s that were already shining through in the looks of wealthy women like Lady Mary.

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