Ohio fans of the PBS hit show Downton Abbey will be delighted to hear that they will soon have a chance to see some of the clothing from the program.
It has been recently announced that garments from ‘Downton’ will be on display at the Taft Museum of Art.
The exhibit is titled “Dressing Downton: Changing Fashion for Changing Times”, and features 36 of the period drama’s costumes. The show will come to the Taft after the program's last season, its sixth, is broadcast on PBS. The exhibit will have an array of garments, from the rich gowns worn by the aristocrats to servants' uniforms, military dress, and livery for footmen.
The costumes are reportedly an important method for revealing the characters' personalities. The Dowager Countess, played by Maggie Smith, wears high-necked, conservative, buttoned-up dresses, reflecting her somewhat stiff attitude towards life. Her granddaughter, Lady Edith, who is far more modern, wears a much more up-to-date consume.
The garments also allow observers to trace the way styles have changed from 1912 to 1923, and show the political and social changes that took place over that time.
The exhibit is slated to open on July 2nd, 2016, and run until September 25th of that year. As such, the show's enthusiastic fans will have an entire year to anticipate the exhibit.
The Taft could work with brochure printers to create a booklet, illustrated with color prints, that describes the clothing on show.
