The Crown
The Crownis one of Netflix ’s flagship original series , an award - winning historical drama boasting the with child budget of any television show ever when it premiered in 2016 . The show keep abreast the reign ofQueen Elizabeth , portrayed first byClaire Foy and then Olivia Colman– with rumors of Imelda Staunton taking over the role in subsequent seasons . Because the Queen is such a private figure , much of the show had to be imagined , peculiarly the import behind closed doors .
The costume ofThe Crownfollowed this division of public versus private in the script . Below are five costume that were unfeigned to their historical source , and five that were a figment of the interior decorator ’s imagination .
Accurate: The Wedding Dresses
The CrownSeasons 1 and 2 sport not one , buttworoyal weddings . ( Three if you count the one at the commencement of " Beryl . " ) The show opens with then - Princess Elizabeth puddle the final preparations for her wedding to Philip Mountbatten in 1947 . Elizabeth wore anivory silk wedding apparel embroidered with an keen floral motifon the bodice , skirt , and train . Margaret later got her happy ending in 1960 , when she splice Anthony Armstrong - Jones in a streamlined and minimalist gown made from silk organza .
Elizabeth and Margaret ’s wedding ceremony dresses onThe Crownwere replica . The genuine royal wedding gown were both designed by Norman Hartnell , favour courtier of the royals .
Made-up: Margaret’s Checkered Coat
The real - life Princess Margaret was seven inches shorter than the actress who played her as a untried cleaning lady onThe Crown , Vanessa Kirby . Because of the altitude difference , all of Margaret ’s costume were tailored tofit Vanessa Kirby ’s taller inning . In some case , this give the costume designers more room to experiment with unlike outfits that make her character . A prime example is the checkered wool coat Margaret wear off on her bike drive with Tony . Not only was the coating an original origination ( that is , not establish on a veridical outfit of Margaret ’s ) , the weight of the fabric and bold pattern would haveoverwhelmed the real Princess Margaret ’s small frame of reference , according to Season 2 designer Jane Petrie .
Accurate: Elizabeth’s Coronation Attire
Some events in the royal ' lives are so heavily documented that there was no possibility of the costume room decorator reinterpreting the dress . Elizabeth and Margaret ’s weddings are a great example ; Elizabeth ’s coronation is another . time of year 1 designer Michele Clapton ( who also make queenly looks for Dany , Sansa , and Cersei inGame Of Thrones ) was lucky enough to see a replication of the coronation gowncommissioned for the Queen ’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012 . The gown , again based off the pilot by Norman Hartnell , featured broider flowered emblems of the countries under the Queen ’s imperial principle in gold and silver thread .
Made-up: Elizabeth’s Teal Ball Gown
Behind closed in door , the clothes designer had more freedom to create costumes that developed the royals ' inner lives . Elizabeth first wear this blue green nightie with floral embroidery to the ballet , where she watch Philip ’s say paramour win a standing standing ovation . From her box seat , the audience could only see the shoulder strap and upper bodice of Elizabeth ’s dress . The embroidery was not visible until the dress appeared in a late scenery where the Queen trip the light fantastic with Prince Philip . Thespiral pattern and unstable motion of the skirtsas Elizabeth danced made this costume one of the most recognizable from the show .
Accurate: Charles’s Investiture
Yet another heavily documented case , Charles ’s enthronization as Prince of Wales , feature the royals at their most colorful . First , the regalia : Season 3 designer , Amy Roberts , replicated Prince Charles ’s crown and the Queen ’s bead - encrust , unique hat . Roberts ’s squad also replicate Princess Anne ’s blue coatdress and turban chapeau , Princess Margaret ’s pink snood , and the Queen Mother ’s feathery immature concoction . The substantial royals looked just as colorfully silly as their characters on the show . It does n’t get more precise than this .
Made-up: Margaret’s White House Dress
In the Season 2 instalment , " Margaretology , " Princess Margaret is on a diplomatical mission to the United States . Her finish ? To come through over President Johnson , who had snubbed the Queen ’s invitations to a country feast and shoot at her summertime the three estates , and carry him to bail out Britain financially . Margaret bonded with the President over their portion out bitterness living in someone else ’s shadower and impressed the political party with her poetical talent . She did all of this is in a ruddy floral off - the - articulatio humeri ballgown , a noteworthy divergence from the pink dress and bolero jacket the real Princess Margaret break to the body politic banquet in 1965 .
Accurate: Elizabeth’s Aberfan Coat
Elizabeth does n’t typically weary flushed , favor cooler tones and pastels . Her most notable costumes to have bolshie have all been in tense situations where the reputation of the crown was at stake due to Elizabeth ’s action ( or miss thereof ) . For instance , she put on a white dress with red flowers during her fight with Philip in front of an Australian film gang . She also wore a ruby coatdress when she made a smell - deaf speech at the automobile factory , in public showing how out - of - mite the royal could be .
Finally , Elizabeth fag out a double - breasted ruddy pelage and pelt hat when she claver the web site of the Aberfan mining disaster . Elizabeth faced plenty of literary criticism for her holdup in visit , and her cold-blooded press that " The Crown visits infirmary , not the fit of fortuity . "
Made-up: Anne’s orange sweater dress
There was n’t intimately enough of Elizabeth ’s only girl , Princess Anne , in Season 3 . Fans were enamored with the cool and collected princess who inherited her begetter ’s riding habit of forcefully speaking the mind . Anne ’s irreverent coming to royal animation informs her fashion option , such as this fashion - onward mock neck sweater wearing apparel she wear for an reckon moment with her family . The trendy ( for the sentence ) burnt orange color and short bird could have gibe right in atMad Men’sad agency , and they show that Anne was very much living in modern clock time .
Accurate: The Tiaras In Seasons 1 And 2
The Crownpaid close attention to the item of costumes that existed in actual life . One such detail is the jewelry , and in particular , the tiara that the royal wore to public outcome . The show tended to use replicas of tangible - life piece , include the Poltimore tiara at Margaret ’s wedding , the Queen Mary ’s periphery tiara at Elizabeth ’s wedding , and the George IV diamond crown for an prescribed portrayal . ( That ’s veracious . The tiaras have names . ) The purpose squad ’s commitment to reanimate historical feeling help give the show ’s reputation for truth .
Made-up: The Tiaras In Season 3
With a new designer at the helm , time of year 3 ofThe Crownfollowed a more organic process in creating the costume . or else of precise replicas , Elizabeth wore invented tiaras and jewelry set that worked with the rest of the ensemble but did not exist in the real royal collection . The exclusion is Margaret ’s wedding ceremony tiara , which come out for a moment in " Margaretology . "
Between Michele Clapton , Jane Petrie , and Amy Roberts , The Crownshowcased a dissimilar approaching to costume design in each season thus far . We can not wait to see who takes the helm and the costumes , both exact and conceive of , they create with their tiara pairings in Season 4 .
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