#cleves 6.0

Yes actually!!

Top left is by Zahra Jangbar/John Kristiansen NY for Boleyn Tour.

Top right is Kelly Denice Taylor of the US Aragon Tour.

Bottom left is Dionne Ward Anderson of the West End (@snappy_six)

Bottom right is Lexi McIntosh’s 2020-2021 reveal costume for the West End

We’ve finally seen all of Marilyn Caserta’s costumes as universal alternate!

She initially debuted in her NCL costume as Aragon over the summer. She’s since gotten a John Kristiansen costume. Her top is reused from Mallory Maedke but she got a new skirt and leotard.

Marilyn added Boleyn to her covers as universal swing, which she debuted on Broadway in another new John Kristiansen costume.

She got an updated Cleves costume with a closed jacket. As of her Cleves debut with Boleyn Tour in Feb 2023, she doesn’t have a reveal costume set yet.

Marilyn is still using her NCL costume for Parr. That could change in the future. More details here.

Hey y'all! The long awaited HCP/pro-shot breakdown is finally here.

There are some key differences in the makers + construction of some of these Hampton Court costumes, so throughout this post I'll be talking a lot about the different costume makers + studios that make both the Hampton Court costumes and the longer term productions. I have a write-up here on what the different costume makers are and and what productions/costumes they’ve worked on.

A couple broadly applicable notes: - Everyone got a new costume. - With the exception of Lexi, everyone seems to have gotten new boots. - Everyone got the Roman numeral earrings. - Most of the crowns are new (made by Dean Burke Hats per the usual) - With the exception of Lexi and potentially Natalie May Paris, everyone got a new wig.

Jarneia Richard Noel (@/jrichardnoel, @/lewis.haythorpe, @/jrichardnoel, @/karontwinkleeyes_sw) Jaye'J had a costume with the most recent costume update; she got it in Feb 2020 and wore it through her departure from the show in 2021 (pictured top left). She is not wearing that costume but instead a new one. That’s not surprising; over time costumes break down and the fit and structure won’t work as well for the actor, and for the pro-shot they would want new costumes.

The fit of her costume, especially the shape of the peplum and its’ alignment with the skirt, is fairly different. It looks like this costume was made with the peplum attached to the top, whereas her 2020-21 had the peplum attached to the skirt. 

Jaye’J got the updated necklace design with the black ribbon laced through the chains. She had previously only had flat La Ducas but got new heeled ones for Hampton Court, which I talk about more here. 

Millie O'Connell (L-R: @/karontwinkleeyes_sw, @/isaacgrinnellphoto, @/hollylouisehmua, @/lewis.haythorpe) Millie's costume is made by Costumes by Wendy. They had made almost all of the early UK principal costumes but haven't worked on recent productions. I've gotten a few comments about how Millie's HCP costume looks more like Millie's old costumes (which were made by Costumes by Wendy) than some of the new UK Boleyns (which are made by Ashleigh Cherry Costumes and/or Plunge Creations), and that's why! There's also one notable difference: Millie's HCP uses the monochromatic dark green vinyl with a clear vinyl layer on top. Up until now, that had only been used on some of the John Kristiansen costumes. 

Her makeup in the bottom left photo was done by Holly Louise Davies.

Natalie May Paris (@/nataliemayparis, @/nataliemayparis, @/karontwinkleeyes_sw, @/ellisleighladd) Like Jaye’J, Natalie also got a new costume. It’s presumably made by the usual UK maker, although I have yet to be able to identify who that is. The bodice is fit very differently than her 2021-21 West End bodice, but there aren’t any design changes. 

Lexi McIntosh (@/msleximcintosh, @/lewis.haythorpe, @/kiiii_x, @/nataliemayparis) Lexi also got a new costume made by Paul Aspinall Costumes and Amanda Barrow, who are the usual UK Cleves makers. The biggest change between her Hampton Court and West End costumes is that the HCP has the updated mesh used on the 2021 West End and 2022 UK Tour cast change costumes. She is seemingly wearing her old thigh high boots.

Aimie Atkinson (Pamela Raith/@/peachyraith, @/kiiii_x, @/aimieatkinson, @/karontwinkleeyes_sw) Aimie received the updated costume design. It was made by Rainbow Mascots. To my knowledge this is the first time they’ve made any Howard costumes, as most recently they’ve been made by Ella McGowan/Dancewear by Ella.

Aimie’s costume has the single studded cross on the neckline, which is a first for the UK. Up until now UK has used double with US-based John Kristiansen makes using single. The skirt construction and mesh line up with the typical UK makes. Otherwise, nothing of note.

Maiya Quansah-Breed (@/kiiii_x, @/lewis.haythorpe, @/aimieatkinson, @/lewis.haythorpe) Maiya’s costume was made by Jennifer Adgey. The lacing on the side of the pants matches up more with the John Kristiansen style than the typical UK. Otherwise it’s very standard for the recent UK Parr costumes. 

left and center @/welcometo_holliwood, right @/mallorymaedke

Holli’ Conway has learned Howard first. She has custom La Ducas in the Broadway style, although the embellishment process for one is not yet finished. They have the horizontal crystal design with two double straps. As a principal design it’s used for Aragon/Howard which are two of Holli’s covers. It’s very similar to Nicole Kyoung-Mi Lambert’s boots. This also means that the Broadway alts are getting the monotone pair of boots with one permanent pair of straps like the current Broadway alts, rather then the changeable straps system that the Aragon Tour has. She has a full wig with ponytail piece like Tsemaye Bob-Egbe; if you’re curious about how that works I explained here.

Ayla Ciccone-Burton has learned and will debut Cleves first. She seems to have La Ducas but they’re not the Broadway style. I’d guess that her customs aren’t finished yet and that she’s wearing another pair until they can be. She also doesn’t have a wig although of course it may just still be in progress. Her hair here is styled by Keirsten Hodgens but we’ll see if she wears it differently tonight! She is not wearing a reveal leotard, but instead her Boleyn leotard. Presumably her full Cleves and leotard just aren’t finished yet. Since did not do a put in in the reveal costume I’m definitely not expecting her to do it tonight.

@nataliemayparis, Paula Lobo

As far as everyone having the same basic version of the costume but with a couple major differences, Seymour's difference in bodices between US + UK-based productions is very noticeable. Different construction methods and necklines/cups.

Paula Lobo, Pamela Raith (@/peachyraith), @/jessicaniles_, @/kianadaniele

As far as costumes currently in use irregardless of production, Cleves is standardized the least, in my opinion. The Broadway/Aragon Tour, West End/UKT alt, Australia/New Zealand Tour, cruises, and Jessica Niles in UKT are all wearing different style Cleves costumes right now. Broadway, Aragon Tour, West End, Grace Melville, and current cruise all use the closed jacket, but there are differences between Bway/AT/cruise (pictured top left on Brittney Mack) and WE/Grace (pictured top right on Dionne Ward-Anderson). And, despite having the closed jacket, cruises don't do a reveal. Then Jessica Niles is still in her old Breakaway 2.0 costume with the short boots (bottom left), which isn't currently in use for any other production (EDIT: she’s gotten reveal since queueing this). And Kiana Daniele is still in her initial Aus/NZ Cleves design (bottom right), which has never been worn by anyone else.

@/l.eesa, @/mallorymaedke, @/chels.eadawson

Ha, I was just coming to write up a post! Love how quick y’all are!

L-R: Alice Angliss as Maria, Emma Jemima as Maggie, Kelly Morris as Bessie, Caitlin Morgan as Joan. @/thekellymorris.

They recently switched to wearing shorts for the summer months, but to my knowledge this is the first time to my knowledge that they’ve worn plain t-shirts since opening on the West End. I have a more in depth post about their costumes here.

@/danielle.rosee_