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Costume for Dafne Keen as Lyra Belacqua

Costume
2019
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

- A pair of burgundy, corduroy dungaree shorts with a front pocket, 2 plastic buttons on pocket and 2 on each side (6 buttons total).
- A blue, ditsy patterned, 40s-style, pin-tucked blouse with 6 pearl-like buttons along the front, with a nylon bodysuit attachment to keep the blouse tucked in.
- A pair of cable pattern, 2-tone cream socks with an altered nylon insertion on the top of the foot for extra stretch
- A pair of cable pattern knit, 2-tone cream-coloured socks (not altered)
- A brown pair of leather, low-heeled, lace-up boots from the brand Red Wing Shoes. There are 4 metal eyes and 3 metal hooks on each side of tongue for laces. The inner sole contains a label inscribed ‘Lyra – hero’. Scuffed from wear on the sides and front. Made in the USA.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 8 parts.

  • Costumes
  • Blouse
  • Boot
  • Boots
  • Sock
  • Sock
  • Sock
  • Sock
TitleCostume for Dafne Keen as Lyra Belacqua (generic title)
Materials and techniques
- Shorts: Corduory and plastic (buttons) - Blouse: Cotton, nylon and plastic (buttons) - Socks: Wool and nylon (altered pair) - Boots: leather, shoelace, rubber
Brief description
Costume for Dafne Keen as Lyra Belacqua in the BBC television series His Dark Materials, 2019.
Physical description
- A pair of burgundy, corduroy dungaree shorts with a front pocket, 2 plastic buttons on pocket and 2 on each side (6 buttons total).
- A blue, ditsy patterned, 40s-style, pin-tucked blouse with 6 pearl-like buttons along the front, with a nylon bodysuit attachment to keep the blouse tucked in.
- A pair of cable pattern, 2-tone cream socks with an altered nylon insertion on the top of the foot for extra stretch
- A pair of cable pattern knit, 2-tone cream-coloured socks (not altered)
- A brown pair of leather, low-heeled, lace-up boots from the brand Red Wing Shoes. There are 4 metal eyes and 3 metal hooks on each side of tongue for laces. The inner sole contains a label inscribed ‘Lyra – hero’. Scuffed from wear on the sides and front. Made in the USA.


Dimensions
  • Dungarees total length length: 88.5cm
  • Dungarees width: 76cm
  • Blouse length: 53cm
  • Blouse width: 94cm
  • Shoe shoe size: 37
Credit line
Given by Bad Wolf Ltd
Collection
Accession number
S.887:1-2024

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Record createdMay 9, 2024
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