#costume breakdown

Phryne’s second outfit of “Framed for Murder” (Season 2, Episode 9) consists of a lovely sheer chiffon floral blouse, white camisole, and plum skirt. It is the ‘at-home’ version of the outfit worn earlier to the movie set.

In this scene with Dot, we can see the blouse has long sleeves, with gathered barrel style cuffs featuring two self-covered buttons, while the hem of the blouse is also gathered and fitted into more of a stiff waistband. Her v-neckline draws the eye down to the tiered diamond shaped accents down her front, and the slight scoop neckline of the camisole underneath helps show off the sheer fabric’s pattern.

The linen plum skirt can be seen in the previous scene and in 2x05, which complements the accents in her floral chiffon blouse as well as her navy side strap heels. She also accessorizes with white stockings and her classic onyx teardrop earrings.

Season 2, Episode 9 - “Framed for Murder”

Screencaps from here.

Miss Fisher’s first outfit of “Framed for Murder” (Season 2, Episode 9) is a suitably vibrant daywear look made up of a statement lime green and lilac coat, complete with a floral blouse and dark skirt and matching green cloche.

Phryne’s stunning floor length travelling coat has a pink velvet exterior and a chartreuse satin lining. The satin appears at her exaggerated gauntlet style cuffs, with fabric covered buttons matching the velvet exterior. It also has a tall folded, standing collar and low notches below her chest.

Her trademark fabulous hat was created specifically to match her coat. The chartreuse felt hood was sourced in the US, then decorated with a pink velvet hat band as well as black and white guinea hen feathers, dyed pink emu feathers, and shaped white feathers. A gold filigree piece is also tucked into the fascinator. 

Underneath she wears a chiffon floral blouse with purple flowers and green leaves that complement the coat. The blouse itself has a v-neck and two tiered diamond shaped accents along the front, as well as a white camisole underneath. She pairs this with a mid-calf length dark plum skirt seen previously in “Murder à la Mode” (2x05). 

Her accessories consist of her classic onyx teardrop earrings, white nylons, and navy heels with a single strap crossing over her foot.

Season 2, Episode 9 - “Framed for Murder”

Screencaps from here, promotional photos from the official Facebook (x,x) and Servus TV, hat photo from the official Pinterest.

The seventh outfit of “The Blood of Juana the Mad” (Season 2, Episode 8) is a reappearance of her black crochet cardigan over a black shirt and pants worn briefly while she and Jack are deciphering the code hidden in the manuscript.

Her long-sleeved black cardigan is made of a variety of lace and rosette patterns, with a single button loop on the right side. It has wide sleeves, with solid knit bands along the hem and continuing up along the neckline. This is the third use of this sweater, appearing in 2x05 and also earlier in this episode when she welcomes Beatrice into her home.

Phryne wears a black sleeveless blouse with a sloping v-neck underneath, paired with her classic black silk faille wide-leg pants. This blouse can be seen previously in both 1x13 and 2x03 before showing up here.

She accessorizes with her long teardrop amber earrings, suspended below matching round beads at the post. One of her favorite bits of jewelry, we can see these earrings a number of times in the series, including 1x08, twicein 2x06, and earlier in 2x08.

Season 2, Episode 8 - “The Blood of Juana the Mad”

Screencaps from here,earring photo from the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) Facebook, photo compilation by me.

The fifth costume change of “The Blood of Juana the Mad” (Season 2, Episode 8) features a reappearance of Phryne’s fabulous velvet coat, along with a black camisole, black skirt, purple criss-cross heels, and matching plum cloche.

Her showstopping piece is her purple velvet coat, trimmed with a wide cream fur collar. It fastens with a single self-covered button on the side, with a high-low hemline that rises in the front, and the silhouette drapes and flares with beautiful movement. It also has large pointed gauntlet cuffs with three brass buttons along the edge.

Miss Fisher’s signature cloche is a gorgeous plum felt decorated with a 1920′s purple silk pom-pom, dyed navy feathers, and a matching navy antique ribbon. Underneath her coat, she wears her classic black camisole with small lace scalloped edging along the straight neckline, and matches it with a shin-length black linen skirt and white nylons, along with purple criss-crossing heels. 

The coat made its debut in “Raisins and Almonds” (1x05), while the hat and the jacket appeared together previously in “Murder à la Mode” (2x05), and the black linen skirt shows up in both 1x03and1x04. Her earrings are red teardrop gems with gold bead accents, which have been worn in 1x10, 2x01, and 2x05.

Season 2, Episode 8 - “The Blood of Juana the Mad” 

Screencaps from here, hat photo andearring photo from the official Pinterest, promo pictures from a variety of sources (x,x).

The fourth outfit we see Phryne wear in “The Blood of Juana the Mad” (Season 2, Episode 8) is her classic rooster kimono, thrown over her pink lacey nightgown as she fights off Beatrice’s attacker.

Her kimono is made of black silk with a pink blush lining. It’s decorated with a variety of red blossoms and branches, along with a main tapestry of two roosters fighting each other. This is another item from costume designer Marion Boyce’s personal collection, and according to the Costume Exhibition Catalogue was “one of the last pieces that came out of China before they closed their trading borders in the 1920s”.

“I bought this years and years ago from a retro store, Gollyester in Los Angeles when I was doing Crocodile Dundee 3… it was the most beautiful thing I had seen. I’ve got a passion for Chinoiserie.” - Marion Boyce in the Series One Costume Exhibition Catalogue.

While this is its first appearance in season two, the kimono was regularly seen in season one, showing up in 1x01,1x04,1x06, and 1x10 before this episode.

Season 2, Episode 8 - “The Blood of the Juana the Mad”

Screencaps from here, promotional photos from the ABC Entertains Me Facebook(x,x), and a variety of sources (x,x),costume exhibition photofromBobbin & Baste’s Facebook.

The second outfit of “Blood of Juana the Mad” is one of Phryne’s casual yet elegant at-home ensembles, with a crocheted black sweater over a soft white blouse and silk faille pants, complete with a slim scarf and accented with a white and black carved brooch.

Her soft, possibly crepe blouse has a gentle u-neckline, with the accompanying tie looped around her throat, rather than attached and loosely knotted as seen twice in2x07. The long scarf-like strip of fabric is held together with a beautiful black and white carved floral brooch, with wide scalloped detailing along the edge.

Miss Fisher pairs this with her classic white silk faille wide-leg pants, accentuated with a dark belt buckle made of two connected circles, and wears a black detailed cardigan with crochet rosettes on top. While the belt buckle and the floral brooch are new, the rest of her outfit has appeared in some form or another earlier in the series, with her blouse showing up twicein2x07, the silk faille pants being worn in multiple episodes (twicein1x01,threetimesin1x02,twice in1x04,twicein1x05,1x08,twicein1x12,twicein2x04, and twicein2x07), and this exact sweater seen in 2x05.

A comfortable, elegant sweater is one of Phryne’s hallmarks when at home, as we’ve seen multiple black loosely knit sweaters throughout the series (1x10,2x02,2x05,2x07, here in 2x08) and a navy one in 1x13, not to mention the multiple appearances of her cream cardigan.

She finishes the look with a pair of frosted teardrop earrings, and pointed black strapped heels.

Season 2, Episode 8 - “Blood of Juana the Mad”

Screencaps from here, Costume Exhibition photo from Dayna’s Blog.

The first outfit of “The Blood of Juana the Mad” (Season 2, Episode 8) features the reappearance of her lovely textured wool coat, leopard print cloche, white blouse and pants, and her black and white heels.

Phryne’s gorgeous honeycomb coat has a dramatic white fur collar on the v-neck, and is fastened with three large mother-of-pearl buttons. With a slight flare to the skirt and straight sleeves, it’s a lovely statement piece for daywear. While this is its first appearance in season two, this coat was worn six times in season one;  1x01,1x03,1x04,1x05,1x07, and 1x09. 

Underneath her coat, we can see her white blouse with loose matching tie around her neck, seen twicein2x07. It has a gentle rounded neckline and she wears it tied just above her collarbone. She pairs it with her classic white silk faille pants, and finishes the look with black leather gloves and matching leather handbag.

Miss Fisher accessorizes with her frosted teardrop earrings, black and white heels, and a fabulous leopard print cloche decorated with cream and black feathers. The base for the cloche was sourced from an American company, while the black-lined cream feathers, held on with a black fabric frog fastener, were from a millinery supplier from London.

Season 2, Episode 8 - “The Blood of Juana the Mad”

Screencaps from here, promotional photos from the official Facebook (x,x) and various sources (x,x,x), hat photos from the official Pinterest(x,x) and Loran’s World.

The final outfit of “Blood at the Wheel” (Season 2, Episode 7) features the reappearance of Miss Fisher’s sophisticated home ensemble of her gold beaded cocktail bolero with a wide black band of silk tying it together over her black camisole and paired with her silk faille pants and gold heels.

Her beautiful lace bolero is crafted from gold beads on a black net worked onto  a floral design and is actually made of leftover fabric from Costume Designer Marion Boyce’s wedding dress. She’d always held onto the scraps and had just enough to create this cocktail bolero. Underneath, she wears her black camisole with small scalloped edging. We’ve seen this near exact outfit before in 2x02, with the addition of her banded sheer illusion blouse.

Phryne pairs this with her classic black silk faille pants, gold heels, and elegant jewelry as well. The large silver filigree necklace is an original 1920′s piece also owned by Marion Boyce, with a crystal drop pendant and small crystals in the chain of the necklace as well. It’s been seen three times so far, in 1x03and twice in1x12. Her brass swing earrings have been worn multiple times, and pick up on the metallic colors in her bolero and necklace beautifully.

Season 2, Episode 7 - “Blood at the Wheel”

Screencaps from here, promotional photo from Costume Exhibition photos from the official Pinterest, Bobbin & Baste,Lavender and Twill, and the 2014 Costume Exhibition Catalogue.

The seventh ensemble Miss Fisher wears in “Blood at the Wheel” (Season 2, Episode 7) is her classic red plaid tweed jacket and skirt, along with two different red hats, and red leather gloves and purse.

Phryne’s luxurious red plaid jacket and skirt is a great example of 1920′s tailored suits for women. The fur-trimmed jacket is cut in straight lines with double-breasted buttons and a matching belt across the hips. The belt buckle itself is a brass imprint of a Pharaoh’s head set against a black background. Her knee-length plaid skirt is made of the same fabric and has two box pleats in the front.

We’ve seen this suit jacket and skirt combination twice before, in both 1x04and1x05, both worn with the red felt flower cloche she first wears in Jack’s office.

Interestingly, Miss Fisher wears two different red hats with this outfit. The first one is her red cloche with flower detailing created with both feathers and felt worn as she consults with Jack about the Adventuress’ Club records. This cloche is one of Phryne’s favorites, appearing in twicein 1x01,1x02,twice in 1x04,1x05,1x06,1x09, and here. 

Her second hat, also made of a red felt, is a cloche with a bonnet-like brim that frames her face well and has three ribbons in cream, red, and black wrapping around the top of the hat, complementing the three interlocking cream, red, and black felt circles. It was worn in the opening scene of 1x05, but has changed a bit since then. In 1x05 and on Mandy Murphy Millinery’s website, it has one set of plain circles on each side of the hat. Here in 2x07, the ribbons are closer together and the ends are flared at the edges, and both sets of circles have been moved to the right side and decorated with a series of black beads across the interconnecting lines.

She accessorizes with matching red leather driving gloves and a red leather handbag, as well as her bronze triangular earrings, seen on the right side of the Costume Exhibition photo.

Screencaps from here, promotional photos from the official Facebook(x,x,x), hat and jewelry photos from the official Pinterest(x,x,x) and Mandy Murphy Millinery website.

Miss Fisher’s sixth outfit of “Blood at the Wheel” (Season 2, Episode 7), features her classic silk cardigan with green brooch, her button-up white blouse, white pocketed pants, and black double strap heels.

When she confronts Pepper in her home again, we see Phryne still wearing her white button-up blouse with standing collar and high waisted silk faille white pants. The blouse has fitted cuffs and self-covered buttons, along with a white camisole underneath. She adds her familiar cream cardigan to transform it to a comfortable at-home outfit. This elegant cardigan was created from a length of silk rayon fabric costume designer Marion Boyce had owned for years, and only decided to cut it up when she began to design for Miss Fisher. The cream cardigan has appeared ten times so far in the series; 1x01,1x02,1x03,1x04,1x05,1x06,1x08,1x10, and twice here in 2x07.

She accessorizes with her black double-strapped heels, clear teardrop earrings, and her distinctive green sea anemone brooch. The brooch is made with tubes of ombre chiffon that allow it to float and move freely. She’s worn this eyecatching brooch four times, once before in 1x02, where she has the exact same outfit, and then twice with a silk scarf in 2x04and2x05.

Season 2, Episode 7 - “Blood at the Wheel” 

Screencaps from here, compilation photos by me.