Downton Abbey dresses on view at the West Ox Art Gallery in Bampton,Oxforshire : dress worn by Lady Rose McClare

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Downton Abbey dresses on view at the West Ox Art Gallery in Bampton,Oxforshire : dress worn by Lady Rose McClare Lily James played Lady Rose MacClare Lady Rose MacClare is the troublesome great-niece and goddaughter of Violet Crawley. Rose’s checked tiered day dress and jacket is very fashionable with a raised hem and a sailor-collar. Fashion designers such as Paul Poiret and Lanvin were designing similar dresses at the time. “I chose to go for this look for the introduction of Rose into Downton Abbey as it's young, fresh, flirtatious and a bit frivolous. She is younger than the other Crawley girls and I wanted her to have a different look, also coming from London I wanted her to look slightly out of place. The girly clothes she wears are meant to hide the fact that she's rather a naughty girl and a flapper at heart. The dress was found in a market in Paris. We had the little jacket made in dyed Shantung silk to match and the accompanying hat was hired and balance sthe width of the The shoes, gloves and handbag were all original”. Caroline McCall

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Size: 3149px × 4724px
Location: Bampton,Oxfordshire
Photo credit: © ilpo musto / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: abbey, arts, bampton, caroline, costume, downton, drama, exhibition, fashion, fellowes, forties, gallery, grantham, jessica, julian, lord, mccall, ox, oxforshire, period, tv, west