Outlander Costumes Exhibit

So if you live in Los Angeles area and are a fan of the Starz show "Outlander" or the books by Diana Gabaldon - or like me both - there is a display of some of the shows costumes up at The Grove.   The exhibit is there until May 31st.  

I went this past weekend and while it's a good thing that they put the costumes behind glass to keep people like me from touching them so I can see all the stitching, et. it also makes photographing them really hard due to the glare.  But hopefully you'll get the gist...

The first 2 cases are located at the bottom of the escalators from the parking garage:





They have a listing of what episode each costume is from and I thought I had captured them...but looking at the pics I realize that the reflection obscures the lettering on most.  Oops.   Despite the barrier you can really tell the quality of the fabrics and all the details that went into these.  

Dougal MacKenzie:


Geillis Duncan:

I remember seeing this one in the episode and wondering how "itchy" it would be.  I really wanted to touch this to find out, but upclose it's quite stunning.

Claire Beachamp (around Castle Leoch):

That skirt just looks like it weighs a ton.

James Fraser in MacKenzie Tartan:


Redcoat:

I love the lace at the cravat, the braiding, the fringe on the scarf.  It's such subtle detailing but it really sets this apart from the plainer details of the "Highlander" outfits.

Another Geillis:

Just look at all that texture...and those red shoes...

A Highlander costume:

So ignoring my reflection....again, I love the simplicity and drabber coloring compared to the Redcoat uniform.

After studying these I headed to the other case which was near the fountain:



It was just past 10am (when The Grove opens) and already the masses were coming:



I got the above shot in a split second it was clear....phwew!

Love that they gave us Frank and Claire Randall's 1940's costumes for comparison:


And one of Black Jack Randall's:


A tale of two Tobias Menzies

But really we were all there for this!!!!!!  CLAIRE'S WEDDING DRESS!







Just....@#(&%*Y_@$....the colors....the leaves...the thread....the material...I mean it was gorgeous on the show but beyond words up close.  If I had more confidence in my abilities I'd make this in a heartbeat!

And Jamie's Fraser Tartan which is close to the MacKenzie with some differences, like the red stripe that runs through it:




To say I was a happy little Outfander is putting it mildly:


In all it was a smorgasbord of wonderful details, fabrics, stitching (what I could see of it - but would love to look at the underside), colors, accessories...Terry Dresbach and her team have done such an amazing job of bringing the clothes to life.