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Costume designer Margaret Furse created this striking Tudor gown for the 1969 film 𝑨𝒏𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑫𝒂𝒚𝒔, a production that earned her the Academy Award for Best Costume Design. The costume was first worn by Katharine Blake as Elizabeth Boleyn.   Two years later, Margaret Furse revisited the gown for 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒚, 𝑸𝒖𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝑺𝒄𝒐𝒕𝒔 in 1971, where it was worn by an uncredited extra. To give the costume a more Elizabethan appearance, the oversleeves appear to have been removed, while the undersleeves seem to have been reversed, placing the slashed portion of the sleeve at the shoulder rather than the wrist.   What do you think of this gown's alteration? Was it an effective way to give the costume a new look? Let us know what you think in the comments or on our website at Bit.ly/TudEliz003    

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Costumes from the 1969 film 𝑨𝒏𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑫𝒂𝒚𝒔 were created by costume designer Margaret Furse. They won her an Academy Award for Best Costume Design, and many of her pieces from the production went on to be used in other films over the years.   This lovely costume was worn by Geneviève Bujold as the character Anne Boleyn in 𝑨𝒏𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑫𝒂𝒚𝒔.   The gown was used again in the 1976 film 𝑹𝒆𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒋𝒖𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒋𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏 (𝑱𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒎𝒂𝒔 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓), where it was worn by Bente Børsum as “The Queen.”   See more at Bit.ly/TudEliz135  

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This yellow gown was designed by Margaret Furse for Glenda Jackson to wear as Queen Elizabeth I in the 1971 film 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒚, 𝑸𝒖𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝑺𝒄𝒐𝒕𝒔. The sleeves are distinctive and a hallmark of several gowns she created in not only 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒚, 𝑸𝒖𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝑺𝒄𝒐𝒕𝒔 but also 𝑨𝒏𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑫𝒂𝒚𝒔.   The costume was made over – or perhaps – toned down, for use in the 1974 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒌𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒓𝒔: 𝑴𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒅𝒚’𝒔 𝑹𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆, where it was worn by Faye Dunaway as Milady de Winter. The parlet and ruffles on the sleeves have been removed, the underskirt swapped out, and some gold trim has been added to the front of the bodice. Nonetheless, it is those distinctive sleeves that give away the fact that these two gowns are the same.   See more at Bit.ly/TudEliz244    

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This lovely gown was designed by Margaret Furse, whose creations for the 1969 movie 𝑨𝒏𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑫𝒂𝒚𝒔 won an Oscar for best costume design.   This piece was worn by Valerie Gearon in the role of Mary Boleyn before being seen in another Furse designed production, the 1971 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒚, 𝑸𝒖𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝑺𝒄𝒐𝒕𝒔, where it was worn by Frances White as a courtier. The gown was altered, giving it an elaborate neck ruff.   The dress made another appearance in the 1979 filming of Shakespeare’s 𝑯𝒆𝒏𝒓𝒚 𝑽𝑰𝑰𝑰, where it was worn by an extra as a lady in waiting, with previous alterations seemingly having been removed.   Where else was this costume seen? Find out at: Bit.ly/TudEliz048  

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Margaret Furse designed this beautiful green and gold Tudor coat for Richard Burton’s portrayal of King Henry VIII in the 1969 film 𝑨𝒏𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑫𝒂𝒚𝒔.   The coat was used again in the 1977 film 𝑪𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝑺𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒔, where Rex Harrison wore it as the Duke of Norfolk.   Do you have a favorite costume from 𝑨𝒏𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑫𝒂𝒚𝒔? Let us know in the comment or on our website at Bit.ly/TudEliz201    

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Costume designer Margaret Furse must have pulled this quietly luxurious blue-grey satin doublet that Paul Scofield’s Thomas More wore several times for 1966’s 𝑨 𝑴𝒂𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝑺𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒔 to fashion the very same character, this time played by William Squire, for the 1969 𝑨𝒏𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑫𝒂𝒚𝒔.   Learn more at Bit.ly/TudEliz250