15+ Costumes That Designers Decided Not to Make From Scratch but Borrow From Other Movies and Series

Movie costumes are not always created from scratch. Sometimes costume designers borrow props from other movie sets and change them slightly, and we believe there’s nothing wrong with this. After all, it’s nice to see a beautiful costume twice or even 3 times.

The green hat embellished with jewels

This hat was worn by Helen Mirren (Elizabeth I) in the 2005 miniseries, Elizabeth I, and Natalie Dormer
(Anne Boleyn) in the 2007 series, The Tudors.

The green and beige patterned waistcoat

This jacket was worn by Hugh Laurie (Mr. Palmer) in the 1995 movie, Pride and Prejudice, and James McAvoy (Tom Lefroy) in the 2006 film, Becoming Jane.

The floppy mesh bonnet

The bonnet was worn by Rosamund Pike (Jane Bennet) in the 2005 movie, Pride & Prejudice, and Emily Blunt (Victoria) in the 2009 movie, The Young Victoria.

The blouse with a floral pattern

The blouse was worn by Laura Carmichael (Lady Edith Crawley) in the 2010 series, Downton Abbey and Alicia Vikander (Vera Brittain) in the 2014 movie, Testament of Youth.

The red velvet jacket

The jacket was worn by Gweneth Paltrow (Viola de Lesseps) in the 1998 movie, Shakespeare in Love, and Rebekah Wainwright (Catherine Willoughby) in the 2007 series, The Tudors.

The orange gown of a medieval girl

The gown was worn by Julia Ormond (Guinevere) in the 1995 movie, First Knight, and Lara Jean Chorostecki (Bridget) in the 2011 Camelot mini-series.

The beige muslin day dress

The dress was worn by Greta Scacchi (Mrs. Weston) in the 1996 movie, Emma, and Georgia King (Pet Meagles) in the 2008 series, Little Dorrit.

The hat with a yellow ribbon and an ostrich feather

The hat was worn by Marisa Berenson (Lady Honoria Lyndon) in the 1975 movie, Barry Lyndon, and Kirsten Dunst (Marie Antoinette) in the 2006 movie of the same name.

The Spencer jacket

The jacket was worn by Jennifer Ehle (Lizzie Bennet) in the 1995 miniseries, Pride and Prejudice, and Rose Williams (Charlotte Heywood) in the 2019 series, Sanditon.

The crown with spades and spikes

The crown was worn by Glenn Close (Queen Eleanor) in the 2003 TV film, The Lion in Winter, and Jonathan-Rhys Meyers (Henry VIII) in the 2007 series, The Tudors.

The paisley waistcoat

The waistcoat was worn by Ralph Fiennes (Eugene Onegin) in the 1999 film, Onegin, and Jonny Lee Miller (Mr.Knightley) in the 2009 miniseries, Emma.

The robe à la française

The robe was worn by Michelle Pfeiffer (Madame de Tourvel) in the 1988 movie, Dangerous Liaisons, and Jodhi May (Alice Munro) in the 1992 movie, Last of the Mohicans.

The heart-shaped earrings

The earrings were worn by Jennifer Love Hewitt (Melinda) in the 2005 series, Ghost Whisperer, and Natalie Dormer (Anne Boleyn) in the 2007 series, The Tudors.

The muff made of pheasant feathers

The muff was worn by Francis Fisher (Ruth DeWitt Bukater) in the 1997 movie, Titanic, and Christina Ricci (Lizzie Borden) in the 2015 miniseries, The Lizzie Borden Chronicles.

The embroidered jacket

The jacket was worn by Charlotte Riley (Arabella Strange) in the 2015 series, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, and Mélanie Laurent (Elisabeth Beaugrand) in the 2018 movie, Return of the Hero.

The white dress with puffy sleeves

The dress was worn by Liv Tyler (Tatjana) in the 1999 movie, Onegin, and Hayley Atwell (Caroline) in the 2018 miniseries, The Long Song.

The brown gown

The gown was worn by Billie Piper (Fanny Price) in the 2007 movie, Mansfield Park, and Olivia Colman (Madam Thenardier) in the 2018 flick, Les Miserables.

The tiara adorned with large jewels

The tiara was worn by Joanne Whalley (Scarlett O‘Hara) in the 1994 mini-series, Scarlett, and Natalie Dormer (Anne Boleyn) and Annabelle Wallis (Jane Seymour) in the 2007 series, The Tudors.

Did you watch any other movies or series with costumes that looked familiar?