Emma (1996) Movie Gowns
Where it is about the gowns and not the Gals!

I just love the movie adaptations of Jane Austen's work.
Here is my tribute to the beautiful and sometimes realistic gowns and accessories of one those adaptations. (Click on a thumbnail for larger view.)

Emma

Pink Archery dress. I love this

scene and therefore the dress.

Here is the sleeve detail.

She wears it painting. Another

sleeve detail. Another view.

And here is the back.

Is she wearing clocked stockings?

Long sleeve day dress. Here is the sleeve. 

Here is the back.

Ball gown. Here is the back

(the color and print

show well there).

Beige plaid day dress.

Here is the side.

Blue long sleeve day dress.

I think I will try to replicate it. Here is the sleeve detail.

I am sure this is different

than the blue striped

one below.

Light blue day dress

with short sleeves.

Here is the back.

Meet the Eltons green day dress.

Light day dress with tiny

pink flowers (??)

I giggle whenever

I see the hats in

this photo. I wonder

if it was staged that way.

The umbrellas are here.

Cross over bodice day dress.

Here is a long view.

"Daisy" dress. I think this

is the same dress.

Dinner dress.

Here is the back.

This is the best I can

do for a long shot.

Drape. Here is the back.

I think she is wearing the

blue long sleeve day dress.

Here is her reticule.

Engagement dress.

Here she is in the church.

Here is the back. 

Look at the sleeve. Ah! here is a good long view.

Evening gown.

Here is the back.

White day dress with green print.

Gray cape. Here she is

with Miss Bates.

This looks like a green bodice with a light colored skirt. The shawl is pretty.

Green overdress. I think she is wearing the white

day dress underneath.

Christmas dress.

Here is a longer view.

Here is the back.

Love John, hate John dress with sheer over jacket. Here is the back.

Light blue long sleeve day dress.

Here is a long view.

Day dress.

Here is the sleeve.

Striped overdress. Once again I think it is the white day dress underneath.

Here is a side view.

Dinner cloak.

Too bad you only see

it for a few seconds.

Picnic dress. Here is a close

 up from the Costume

Museum in Bath.

Another look.

Pink bow day dress.

Here it is from the side.

Another overdress. This one is pink.

Here is the back.

Pretty pajamas with a V neck.

Here is another pair

with a rounded neck.

Poem dress.

Check out the skirt.

Poncho or shawl.

Here is the back. I think the dress in the second and third pictures is the "Love John, hate John" dress.

Pouting dress. I love how the look

on her face matches the painting

on the wall. I think this is

the same one. Here is the sleeve.

Red evening gown.

Longer view.

Back here. Here is

 the shawl she

wears with it.

Check out the sleeve.

Christmas cloak.

This is the only Spencer

I think she has.

Striped long sleeve

day dress.

Yellow dinner gown

with floral print.

Boots. 

White short sleeve day dress.

Here is the back.

Yellow and white striped

day dress. Here is the sleeve. Here is the back. You can see her hat

well in these photos.

Beautiful wedding gown.

Side view. Sigh.  

Whew! That girl's wardrobe wore me out. She rarely wears the same thing twice.

If you see a mistake (one dress listed as two or that I am missing one, please let me know.) Half of Highbury must be her closet!

Harriet

Pretty pink ball gown.

Here is a long

view and another.

Long sleeve day dress. I think it is the same one she wears during the attack. See it here and the sleeve.

See the Bates dress.  The collar

looks silly on a young girl.

See the sleeve here.

Here is a long view

and another.

Plaid day dress. Here

is sort of the back.

I wish we could see more

of this evening dress.

Greek modeling dress.

Here is a long view

and the back. Check out

the layered skirt.

Greenhouse dress. I only remember seeing this once.

Long sleeve day dress.

Here is a long view. You can

see her hat well in these photos.

Meet Harriet evening dress.

Here is the side and the back.

Flowered picnic dress.

Long sleeve day dress to

read the riddle. Here is a long view. Is Harriet so ready for marriage she wears a cap already? I think this is the same dress just with a

plaid blanket or apron.

Green print day dress.

Here is a long view.

I think this is the same dress

with a beautiful shawl.

Here is the front of the

shawl. I would love to

have one of these.

Plaid Spencer. Check out the

frog closure. Here is the

side and the back.

Harriet's treasure bag.

Pink day dress. You can see the print in the

sleeves here.

Light blue evening gown. Here

is a long view.

Beige day dress.

Here is the back.

Brown evening dress.

Here is the long view.

Picnic dress. Here is a

better view of her hat.

Brown pelisse.

Here is the back.

Short sleeve no print day dress.

Jane Fairfax

I would hate to be the woman that stole her boyfriend. Back. Long. Another look.

Meet Jane dress. Neat overskirt thingy.

Picnic dress. Long view.

Wedding scene dress.

Here is a publicity

shot with better view. I think

this is the same one.

White evening gown.

It is hard to see.

Miss Taylor/Mrs. Weston

Ball gown. Here is the back

and here is the sleeve.

Day dress. Here is the

back Here is the

side view..

Long sleeve day dress with

lace collar.

Here is a long view.

Here is the back.

Picnic dress.

Here is a long view.

I will try harder on it.

Puff sleeve day dress. Here is a long view and another.

I think it was worn by

Mrs. Gardiner in PP2.

Gorgeous evening gown.

Here is a side view

and the sleeve detail.

Wedding dress. 

Side view.

Here is sleeve.  

White evening gown with

 little roses on the bodice.  

Mrs. Elton

Classically inspired ball gown.

The back is more complicated

than I first thought.

Greek inspired

evening gown.

Green pelisse and hat.

This picnic dress is one of the

few "soft" outfits she

seems to have. Everything else is full of lines and angles. Check out the parasol behind her.

Meet Mrs. Elton red.

Here is an example

of sharp lines and

angles. Here is the

back and the sleeve.

Hat. I think this is

 the same as the red

dress to the left.

Mrs. Bates evening gown. Notice the pinched sleeves?

Plain brown day

dress with plain sleeves.

Print day dress with puffy sleeves.

Silly trivia: Mrs. Bates (Phillida Law) and Miss Bates (Sophie Thompson) are mother and sister (respectively) to Emma Thompson of Sense.

Mrs. Cole evening gown.

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Thank you to Lottie for the pictures from Costume Museum in Bath.

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