#miss fishers costume exhibition

Miss Fisher’s sixth outfit worn in “Blood of Juana the Mad” (Season 2, Episode 8) is a rich brown tweed coat, a black blouse with necktie underneath, and paired with her classic black pants, a silk scarf and a beautiful felt cloche.

Dressed for both business and action, Phryne sports an elegant full-length tweed coat made with an array of various threads in shades of brown, tan, and russet colors. It has a single wooden button at the waistline, with long lapels and a standing collar, as well as two lines of dark pink piping going down the back, and along the sides as well as lining the short belt and decorative buttons in the back as well.

Underneath she wears a v-neck black blouse with a long tie in the front, seen previously in 2x06 and in the same style as her white blouse in 2x07, as well as her silk faille black pants. She accessorizes with a pair of amber teardrop earrings, worn previously in 2x06, black gloves, dark heels, and a silk scarf with orange on one side and a matte red on the other, with long fringe on the ends.

The scarf picks up the beautiful colors of the feathered adornment on her deep pink felt cloche. The hat itself was sourced from America and features a combination of antique and modern feathers in a variety of pink, orange, and purple colors. It is decorated with a pink ribbon hatband and a gold hatpin as well.

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

Screencaps from here, promotional photos from the official Miss Fisher Facebook (x,x,x), hat photo anddetail photo from the official PinterestandLoran’s World.

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 third outfit of “Blood of Juana the Mad” (Season 2, Episode 8) is Phryne’s pink nightgown, though only seen briefly, and later worn under her distinct fighting rooster kimono.

While Miss Fisher has worn a variety of pajamas and negligees, this particular nightgown is a soft blush pink with lace detailing inset into the shoulders that comes together in a flattering v-neckline. As we can see from the Costume Exhibition, it looks to be made of silk and falls nearly to the floor, with princess seams creating a beautiful silhouette along the front. 

As one of the staples of Phryne’s wardrobe, and a great example of luxurious fabrics as part of even her sleepwear. We’ve seen this nightgown three separate times in season one: 1x01,1x02, 1x04 and1x06 before appearing here in 2x08.

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

Screencaps from here, Costume Exhibition photos from Dayna’s Blog and the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) 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 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.