CONSTANCE BOND: Last July, Winterthur Museum historian Maggie Lidz flew from Delaware to London. She was on a mission. Entering a nondescript storefront, she found herself in a sprawling, warehouse-like, mega-storage closet packed with clothing. This was Cosprop, an enormous historical-costume house, which rents to theater, film and television productions. Lidz had drawn up a list of 40 must-have costumes for an exhibition she was installing at Winterthur, and one of them was proving elusive. Digging through box after cardboard box, she finally came up, grasping the item like a diver with a pearl. Her prize was a simple apron that had been worn by Daisy, the kitchen maid, in the immensely popular British television series, Downton Abbey. Now, the 40 items on that list—some simple like Daisy’s dress and apron, others sumptuous like Lady Sybil’s harem pants and Lady Edith’s wedding dress—are on view at Winterthur Museum in an exhibit titled “Costumes of Downton Abbey,” and they will remain there until Jan. 4, 2015. CLICK HEADLINE to read more.
Posted on: Thu, 06 Mar 2014 04:07:11 +0000
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