Apress release from the
Brontë Parsonage Museum:
Exhibition of costumes from Jane Eyre
3 May – 20 September 2012
Brontë Parsonage Museum, Haworth
An exhibition of the costumes from the recent film adaptation of Jane Eyre has gone on display at the Brontë Parsonage Museum in Haworth, West Yorkshire. The film, which was released in 2011, starred Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender, Jamie Bell and Dame Judi Dench and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Costume Design at last year’s Academy Awards. The film’s costume designer, Michael O’Connor, previously won an Oscar for his work on the 2009 film The Duchess, starring Keira Knightley and Ralph Fiennes.
The exhibition at the Brontë Parsonage Museum features outfits worn by Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender, as well as other members of the cast including Jamie Bell as St John Rivers and Sally Hawkins as Aunt Reed. The costumes have been loaned from NBCUniversal Archives & Collections in the USA and will be on display in the period rooms of the museum until Thursday 20 September.
Arts Officer Jenna Holmes says:
“Michael O’Connor created a beautiful set of costumes for the film, using original techniques of making from the 1840s, and with real attention to detail right down to his choice of fabric, stitches and thread. It is a real privilege to see these items up close and we know that the exhibition will be very popular with our visitors. When we unpacked a pair of Jane Eyre’s cotton boots it was amazing to see how closely they resemble Charlotte Brontë’s boots in our collection – although the film’s version does come in a larger size!”
The exhibition takes place as part of the Brontë Parsonage Museum’s Contemporary Arts Programme, which is supported by the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation and Arts Council England.
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