Abigail (Emma Stone) costume from The Favourite

Ireland and United Kingdom, 2018

Cotton, linen, nylon, canvas, pearl, ribbon, bamboo and rag paper, synthetic polyester fibre

Courtesy of the Walt Disney Company

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Photograph by Egmont Contreras

Abigail Masham (Emma Stone) is down on her luck. Her wealthy family has made bad investments, and when we first meet her in The Favourite (2018), she’s pleading (politely) for a job in Queen Anne’s palace. It’s not the most flattering start – she’s covered in mud after being kicked from a carriage – but she’s soon promoted to lady-in-waiting and trades her grubby attire for a sleek black dress. As she climbs up the court, more and more white is added to her outfit, demonstrated by the trim on this costume. By the end of the film she’s draped in a completely over-the-top white dress that establishes her influence and shows how far she’s come.

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Not in ACMI's collection

Previously on display

10 February 2022

ACMI: Gallery 1

Credits

costume designer

Sandy Powell

Production places
Ireland United Kingdom
Production dates
2018

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ACMI Identifier

LN180910

Curatorial section

The Story of the Moving Image → Moving Worlds → MW-04. Costume Design → MW-04-C02

Object Types

3D Object

Costume/costume element

Materials

Cotton, linen, nylon, canvas, pearl, ribbon, bamboo and rag paper, synethtic polyester fiber

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