Emma. 2020

Emma's costume designer Alexandra Byrne has made a love letter to the Austen era. Alden O'Brien, Curator of Costume and Textiles at the DAR Museum explains.

Yes, there’s yet another adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel Emma, originally published in 1815, and it’s in the theaters now. Trystan and I duly marched to the theaters to watch it…

Emma (2020) dir. Autumn de Wilde

dressing miss woodhouse

I have always been transfixed by clothing in films, and over the years I’ve read everything I can about costume design. I was inspired to start a Twitter thread, but wanted to explore the topic without a word count. And this series, Fashion in Film, was born! Here we will take a deeper dive into notable costume design in film. Seeking a distraction during this difficult time, I finally was able to see Emma. (2020), a movie people started recommending me immediately after the first trailer…