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Jane Austen: Fashion & Sensibility

June 11–September 4, 2022 | Fifth Third Gallery & Historic House

Jane Austen’s novels have been cherished by millions of readers for two hundred years. Her classic stories have reached many others as adaptations for the screen. Jane Austen: Fashion & Sensibility features approximately forty costumes and accessories worn in popular film and television productions. Drawn from the collection of award-winning British costume house Cosprop Ltd., these meticulously tailored ensembles will transport you to the Regency era through ball gowns, wedding dresses, day dresses, hats, jackets, waistcoats, riding habits, and other middle- and upper-class clothing. 

Fashion & Sensibility provides an unforgettable opportunity to see, up close, costumes worn by Hollywood celebrities including Kate Winslet, Emma Thompson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Judi Dench, Colin Firth, and Hugh Grant. The exhibition brings to life beloved characters from Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Emma, and Mansfield Park, while revealing powerful themes of class, gender, and social dynamics in Austen’s world.  

Presented by Exhibits Development Group, USA, in cooperation with Cosprop Ltd., London, England

Wedding Dress, detail, from <i> Sense and Sensibility <i/>, 1995, Ang Lee, director. Worn by Kate Winslet as Marianne Dashwood. Jenny Beavan and John Bright, costume designers
Silk Evening Dress and Turban, worn by Anna Chancellor as Miss Caroline Bingley. Silk Evening Dress and Turban, worn by Lucy Robinson as Mrs. Hurst. Pride and Prejudice, 1995, Simon Langton, director. Dinah Collin, costume designer
Wedding Military Outfit, (detail), from <i> Sense and Sensibility <i/>, 1995, Ang Lee, director. Worn by Alan Rickman as Colonel Brandon. Jenny Beavan and John Bright, costume designers (full view and detail)
Dress, Spencer, and Cape, worn by Julia Sawalha as Lydia Bennet. Day Dress, worn by Polly Maberly as Kitty Bennet. Pinafore Dress, worn by Lucy Briars as Mary Bennet. <i> Pride and Prejudice <i/> , 1995, Simon Langton, director. Dinah Collin, costume designer
Coat, Waistcoat, Trousers, and Boots, (detail), <i> Pride and Prejudice <i/> , 1995, Simon Langton, director. Worn by Crispin Bonham-Carter as Charles Bingley. Dinah Collin, costume designer
Evening Dress, worn by Jennifer Ehle as Elizabeth Bennet. Tailcoat, Waistcoat, Breeches, and Shirt, worn by Colin Firth as Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy. <i>Pride and Prejudice</i>, 1995, Simon Langton, director. Dinah Collin, costume designer

Exhibition Sponsor

 

  

Foundation Support Provided by

The H.B., E.W., and F.R. Luther Charitable Foundation, Fifth Third Bank and Narley L. Haley, Co-Trustees

The John A. Schroth Family Charitable Trust

The Sutphin Family Foundation

The John Hauck Foundation, Fifth Third Bank, John W. Hauck and Narley L. Haley, Co-Trustees

The Frank J. Kloenne and Jacqueline Dawson Kloenne Foundation, Fifth Third Bank and Narley L. Haley, Co-Trustees

         

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