For all of you who watched the first episode of Downton Abbey, Season 6, what are your thoughts so far on the fashion? It’s 1925 in the lives of our favorite characters, so they literally are in the middle of the ‘roaring ’20s.’ Many things come to mind when the subject of 1920s fashion arises, such as “flapper,” the “Charleston,” and the “cloche hat.” However, as we see in Downton Abbey, fashion also depends on the personalities of the characters as well as the roles the characters play. Is it me, or did Mrs. Hughes and Anna lighten their hair or are they, at least, wearing lighter-colored wigs? They may not be sporting a “bob” hairdo like Lady Mary, but we see changes below stairs just the same. And, what of the Dowager Countess? She’s moved forward, too, although not in the same way her daughter-in-law and granddaughters have.
