Ever wanted to see the costumes from Jane Austen's film adaptations up close?
Now could be your chance, with a special exhibit making its North American debut at the Taft Museum of Art this summer.
Tickets are on sale now for the "Jane Austen: Fashion & Sensibility" exhibition at Downtown's Taft Museum, in which costumes from eight movies and TV adaptations of her novels will be on display. The collection is traveling from London, England, to the Taft Museum, where it will be on display from June 11 to Sept. 4.
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The exhibit will feature approximately 50 costumes and accessories from the adaptations drawn from the British costumer house Cosprop Ltd.
Items on display include ball gowns wedding dresses, day dresses, hats, jackets, waistcoats, riding habits and other middle- and upper-class clothing, according to a release.
Some of the costumes on display were worn by Kate Winslet, Emma Thompson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Judi Dench, Colin Firth and Hugh Grant in the various adaptations, and characters from "Sense and Sensibility," "Pride and Prejudice," "Emma" and "Mansfield Park."
How to get tickets to "Jane Austen: Fashion & Sensibility"
To buy tickets, visit taftmuseum.org/Tickets. Admission is free for Taft members, $8 for guests of members, $18 for non-members and $16 for seniors. Pricing is available for groups of 10 or more.
In addition to the exhibit tickets, visitors can add a Jane Austen teatime in the Taft's gardens, admission included: $45 for Taft members, $65 for non-members and $25 for children ages 12 and under.
Taft Museum of Art, 316 Pike St, Downtown; taftmuseum.org.
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