6 thoughts on “Costume Designer Mike O’Neill: The Frock Flicks Guide

  1. Daniel Deronda and Charles II top my list, but I also enjoyed watching North and South not only bc of Armitage but the costumes were top notched.

  2. Our Mutual Friend, Daniel Deronda, and North and South are some of my favorites–I had no idea they were by the same designer!

    Question: the beautiful green striped dress at the end of N&S has been used in many many productions since. Does anyone know if that dress is original to N&S, or was it borrowed from an earlier production as well?

  3. Wow…all of these costumes look great. My default answer to your question has to be North and South because that’s the only one I’ve seen, though I’ve been meaning to watch Daniel Deronda forever. What I love about these posts is that they display–beyond the costumes–just how much mileage a working actor gets in Britain. In every picture I was like, “Oh, that’s so-and-so from X, Y, Z productions.” Also, I’ll of the men in the pics made me want to be naughty–especially Richard Armitage (yum!) and Rufus Sewell. Plus, you made my day by quoting from Enchanted Living Magazine; it’s such a sweet publication!

    1. Just be warned that it’s one of the most universally panned Austen adaptations. The problem with Mansfield Park adaptations is that the book doesn’t translate easily to modern sensibilities, so they always feel like they have to change Fanny.

  4. I’m so glad you did this post! His work is an absolute favorite of mine. Elizabeth I and Daniel Deronda are especially amazing.

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