Period Costumes

A collection of some of my favourite frocks as seen in the movies and on the red carpet...

Posted Feb.22, 2009

In anticipation of the Oscar gowns that will be worn by the leading actresses tonight, I thought I'd put up some of my favourite pics of my fave period costumes.But first, I absolutely adore this dress that is based on Audrey Hepburn's Sabrina. Exquisite! I found it here

And the Oscar goes to....

Kate Winslet ~ Best Actress 2008
The Reader

Marion Cotillard who won Best Actress 2007
La Vie en Rose

Helen Mirren won Best Actress 2006
The Queen

Reese Witherspoon won Best Actress 2005
Walk the Line

And now for the period costumes...

Titanic












ings of the Dove

Far and Away

Aristocrats













Pride and Prejudice






















Age of Innocence












Portrait of a Lady





















The Europeans













Marie Antoinette








Dangerous Liaisons











Pirates of the Caribbean













Gone with the Wind












The Golden Bowl













Anna Karenina / Becoming Jane / Moulin Rouge












Sense and Sensibility / Emma / A Room with a View












Howard's End

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