Costume Couture Curator Talk

Join us for a special talk with exhibition curator Keith Lodwick, followed by a book signing. Explore the iconic world of Cosprop with an opportunity to see behind the scenes of this celebrated costume house. Founded in 1965, legendary London based Cosprop specialises in period costume for film, television and theatre. Through his work as a costume designer, a costumier, maker, advisor, collector and historian, Bright’s intelligence and eye for detail is in thousands of film, television and stage productions. Cosprop is synonymous with dressing iconic characters in award-winning films and television, including Helena Bonham Carter in A Room with a View, Meryl Streep in Out of Africa, Maggie Smith in Downton Abbey, Colin Firth as Mr Darcy in Pride and Prejudice, and Leslie Manville in Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris. Copies of The Costume House: The Inside Story of Cosprop will be available to purcahse on the day. Ticket includes entry to the talk and Costume Couture: Sixty Years of Cosprop