New exhibition for 2008.
BAFTA and Emmy award winning designer Andrea Galer is exhibiting the key costumes from the BBC drama Miss Austen Regrets, at the Jane Austen Centre from March 21st.
This startling new exhibition will be of interest to all film fans and lovers of bespoke period costume and occupies a large part of the ground floor of the Georgian building.
Andrea Galer is a high-profile film costume and fashion designer with numerous credits to her name. She created the costumes from Persuasion and designed the famous Withnail coat worn by Richard E Grant in Withnail And I, and her recent television work includes Blackpool, the acclaimed Bleak House and of course Jane Eyre.
Take a look at
Andrea Galer's fashion website
• The Exhibition is part of the Jane Austen Centre and is open every day.
'We are completely changing the feel of a large part of the exhibition,' said Centre Director David Baldock,' new lighting and props, sound effects and colourways will give our visitors an exhilarating experience. We are all looking forward to the transformation.'
This exhibition marks the second stage in the collaboration between the Jane Austen Centre and Andrea Galer. Future events and developments at the Centre will connect film, costume, fashion, education and crafts.
All of the hand-made lace used in the costumes comes from the 'Power of Hands' project which is supporting the traditional lace makers of the Galle region in Sri Lanka.
The lives of these women have been devastated by the Tsunami and the slowness of reconstruction.
If you would like to help and get yourself something beautifully in the process, you can find examples of this wonderful hand-made lace for sale on the Power
of Hands website.
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