07/24/2026
The IDC Costume Design Awards Part Two!
Continuing our series on the best film costumes of all time, we are looking at what we think is the best costume design for a period film set in the 19th century. We’ve broken it down into three segments. Again, please let us know if you agree with these choices! What are we missing?
Regency/Early 19th Century:
- Jane Eyre (2011), costume design by Michael O’Connor.
- War and Peace (1956), costume design by Maria De Matteis. Uncredited additional design by Giulio Ferrari and Fernanda Gattinoni.
- Sense and Sensibility (1995), costume design by Jenny Beavan Jenny Beavan and John Bright John Bright Collection.
- Pride and Prejudice (2005), costume design by Jacqueline Durran.
- Emma (2020), costume design by Alexandra Byrne.
- Emma (1996), costume design by Ruth Myers Ruth Myers, Costume Design.
Early Victorian/Mid 19th Century:
- The Young Victoria (2009), costume design by Sandy Powell Sandy Powell .
- Gangs of New York (2002), costume design by Sandy Powell Sandy Powell .
- Little Women (2019), costume design by Jacqueline Durran.
- Little Women (1994), costume design by Colleen Atwood Colleen Atwood .
- Gone with the Wind (1939), costume design by Walter Plunkett.
- Frankenstein (2025), costume design by Kate Hawley kate hawley .
Late Victorian/Gilded Age:
- Anna Karenina (2012), costume design by Jacqueline Durran.
- Dracula, costume design by Eiko Ishioka.
- The Age of Innocence, costume design by Gabriella Pescucci.
- Moulin Rouge, costume design by Catherine Martin Catherine Martin .
