An adaptation of the Henry James ghost story about a governess; this version is set in the 1840s. Actual hairpins were used! Sisters in 1930s London who love the same man. They’re both SUPER glam and gorgeous. That asymmetrical neckline! It’s a chic-hat era! Wah-Wah (2005) A 1960s-set film that’s a loose adaptation of Richard E. Grant’s childhood in Swaziland. Faboo hat! A BBC adaptation of the 1936 Noel Streatfield book, in which three orphaned sisters study and perform in ballet, theater, and film in London. They’re very naturalistic. Stunning costumes that earned Napier a BAFTA for a terribly depressing story about a love triangle during World War I. Gah, these are SO GOOD. His hat! EVERYTHING about her suit and hat! It’s an era of interesting drapery. Looking very proto-1920s in a cool, bohemian way. Suffragettes fighting the man! The Village (season 1, 2013) “Residents of one English village across the 20th century and their turbulent lives” (IMDB). Cute hat! I like the generational contrast. Okay so I may love this era… Poirot (seasons 9-13, 2003-13) Napier costumed MANY episodes of this iconic 1930s-set Agatha Christie mystery series, so many of which are iconic enough that I’m including many images from specific episodes! “In Sheena’s trailer there are boxes and boxes of shoes, jewellery, handbags, hats and gloves in every conceivable colour. But for this final quartet of films, the pieces are a little later in date. ‘We are now in the 30s, going towards the 40s,’ she says. ‘Poirot‘s personal style remains that of an earlier time, but most of the female characters have moved on from the drop waists of the flapper period to fuller skirts and waisted styles'” ( Poirot’s last case: After 25 years his detective days are numbered ). “Five Little Pigs” (2003) “Sad Cypress” (2003). That print tho! “Death on the Nile” (2004). Can’t go wrong with men in cream suits! “The Hollow” (2004) “The Mystery of the Blue Train” (2005) “After the Funeral” (2005) “Taken at the Flood” (2006) (Photo by Graham Wiltshire/Getty Images) “Cat Among the Pigeons” (2008) Ditto. The bow!! “Murder on the Orient Express” (2010) “Elephants Can Remember”(2013) “The Labours of Hercules” (2014). PLEASE tell me Hercules is the dog. Marple (seasons 3 & 5-6, 2007, 2010-13) In between Poirot’s, she also did many memorable episodes of the OTHER Agatha Christie mystery series, this one set in the 1950s. “After 20 years as a costume designer, including four for the television series of Agatha Christie’s 1930s legacy Poirot and two for Miss Marple, Napier has accumulated a vast archive of genuine vintage treasures. ‘But, they’re getting harder to find,’ she says. Many originals, she says, are now doctored or remodelled into new garments by resourceful fashion hounds. ‘It breaks my heart; I have to rescue things before they get cut up'” (Janie Breen Burns, Nov. 12, 2010, “Klepto Chic that Hits the Target,” The Age 20). “Towards Zero” (2007). Gorgeous summer look! “Nemesis” (2007) “At Bertram’s Hotel” (2007) “Ordeal by Innocence” (2007) “The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side” (2010) “The Secret of Chimneys” (2010) “The Pale Horse” (2010) Photographer: NEIL GENOWER “A Caribbean Mystery” (2013) Source: https://frockflicks.com/costume-designer-sheena-napier-the-frock-flicks-guide/