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Get up close and personal with iconic film & TV costumes

By Attitude Magazine

A new interactive exhibition telling the story of the world’s greatest costume house, Dressed by Angels will open at The Old Truman Brewery on October 2. Angels Costumiers has been dressing the world for 175 years, including countless Oscar and BAFTA award-winning films, and Olivier and Tony Award-winning theatre.

Dressed by Angels (Elizabethan)

 

From Lawrence of Arabia to Titanic, Dickens to Lillie Langtry, and from Military to Royalty: you know it, Angels has dressed it. Visitors will get exclusive access to costumes from films including: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Star Wars, The Iron Lady and The Grand Budapest Hotel; TV shows Morecambe and Wise, Dr Who, Only Fools & Horses and Downton Abbey; and the blockbuster musical Wicked.

Dressed by Angels (1850s)

Over 100 costumes have been carefully selected from Angel’s illustrious back catalogue for display. Visitors will see bespoke costumes made for Fred Astaire, Noel Coward, Laurence Olivier, Tom Baker, Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett and Meryl Streep, to name just a few. Alongside the costumes will be photographs and fascinating letters and artefacts, providing an insight into showbiz history.

Dressed by Angels (1500s)

Dressed by Angles (l-r Beefeater, Grenadier, Lifeguard, Scots Guard) Dressed by Angels (Tudor)

Tickets go on sale today from dressedbyangels.co.uk.