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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Lara Owen

The Bridgerton costume designers on how they reinvented period romance

Yerin Ha as Sophie Baek, Luke Thompson as Benedict Bridgerton in season four of Bridgerton - (Netflix)

As Bridgerton returns to our screens, Lady Whistledown’s gossip is one hook of the historical romance, but the show’s fashion has become another central obsession.

When it comes to Regency-era costuming, Bridgerton is constantly trying to make its clothes feel new yet timely.  For season four – which returns to Netflix in two parts, January 29 and February 26 – designers drew upon one of the most sensual garments in period drama history: Mr Darcy’s wet shirt from 1995’s BBC TV series Pride and Prejudice.

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