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Michelle Dockery (as Lady Mary): Lady Mary cream coat and red dress, from 'Brooklands' Season 6, Episode 7 7
18 August – 16 September 2025, 12:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£2,000 - £3,000
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Michelle Dockery (as Lady Mary): Lady Mary cream coat and red dress, from 'Brooklands'
Season 6, Episode 7
A cream coat, red dress with lattice neck-line, cream hat, tortoiseshell sunglasses, dark purple beaded necklace, with cream gloves, and cream and brown shoes with an ankle strap, (7)
A cream coat, red dress with lattice neck-line, cream hat, tortoiseshell sunglasses, dark purple beaded necklace, with cream gloves, and cream and brown shoes with an ankle strap, (7)
Footnotes
This striking costume was worn by Lady Mary during the episode which takes place at Brooklands. The sleek silhouette and dramatic red of the dress situates Mary as a modern woman in an increasingly modern world. A very apt narrative to be used through costume as the family watch the car racing.
By the 1920s, car-racing had come to symbolise speed, innovation, and the daring spirit of the new century. Brooklands was built in 1907 as the world's first purpose built motor racing circuit. The Brooklands racing was filmed at Goodwood in Sussex, and required extensive planning from the costume team in order to dress all the crowds, and ensure that the principle characters stood out.
"When designing for the Brooklands racing scene, we wanted to build an exciting, positive world with a colourful, modern-looking crowd"- Anna Robbins.
Literature:
E. Marriott, The Costumes of Downton Abbey, p. 263.