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The third costume in “Framed for Murder” (Season 2, Episode 9) is an incredible gold sequin gown Phryne wears to her movie-star party, complete with gold heels, silver earrings, and a crimson fur shawl.
The dress itself is made of a modern silk chiffon with double sequins with a tarnished gold patina to create an older, antique look. Pieces of a diamante necklace were used to add weight and stability to the back of the dress, and a tiered section of jewels were added to the front for ornamentation.
According to the Costume Exhibition Catalogue:
“This was made for Phryne to be the ‘Golden Girl’ at her Hollywood dinner party. Deep godets (triangular fabric inserts) were added to the side of the skirt so when she first appears there is a fantastic sweep as she turns around the banister.”
Phryne complements her gorgeous gown with her gold leaf headpiece, created from a series of jeweled antique brooches and black feathers, previously seen in 1x03and1x09. When she leaves the party to investigate the movie set, she brings a dark maroon faux fur shawl with aubergine highlights and a crimson silk satin lining.
She finishes her look with gold t-strap heels, a wide flower ring, and her classic metal dangling earrings.
Season 2, Episode 9 - “Framed for Murder”
Promotional photos from the official Facebook pages (x,x,x,x,x,x) and various sources (x,x)Costume Exhibition photofromBobbin & Baste Facebook,earring photo and hairpiece photos (x,x) from the official Pinterest.
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.
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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.
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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.
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