#costume study

The first outfit of Season 3, Episode 5 - "Death & Hysteria" is an afternoon tea dress in a stunning twilight blue, complete with a capelet and beautiful cloche.

Named the 'Twilight Ruffle Dress' by costume designer Marion Boyce, this afternoon tea dress is crafted from a 1920's embossed silk cut on the bias. The ruffles of the frock are built into godets (inserted triangles of fabric), which add fullness and lengthen the free edge of the garment, as well as adding visual interest and "flirtatiousness", according to the Costume Exhibition.

Her sapphire cloche has a wide front brim and is decorated with layers of blue and green dyed feathers. It had a fascinating transformation to become one of Phryne's many elegant headpieces.

"Miss Fisher initially wore this twilight blue afternoon tea dress in the daytime and needed a cloche to suit. 'We were having a really hard time trying to find something that was right for this dress. I was searching through a big pile of hats and there was this strange 1950's hat - it was an unusual colour but it suited the twilight blue perfectly. I looked inside the hat and discovered that the colour had not faded. I became quite excited about it and gave it to Costume Design Assistant Gareth Blaha and said "Oh now, this is it! I now want this hat inside out and a different shape. It needs to be quite a deep cloche." Gareth looked at me in total horror and said "Sure. I'll do that" (laughs). Which was really terrific of him because it was an incredibly big job and quite hard to do." - Marion Boyce, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Costume Exhibition

Phryne adds a capelet in a fabric patterned with series of circles, made from a fabric from Marion Boyce's collection that she had owned for years, waiting for the right project. The capelet is held together with ties made of lace netting. This same circular patterned fabric is used to cover her matching blue bag. She also accessorizes with her onyx earrings, dark blue gloves with two different types of lace designs, and strapped azure heels.

Season 3, Episode 5 - "Death & Hysteria"

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