Getting Dressed – Prince Albert 1848

Prince Albert prepares for Christmas Eve in 1848

Joshua Gould (Prince Albert) and Faye Caddick (Queen Victoria), photographed by Liv Free at Normanby Hall in Lincolnshire. Costumes by Pauline Loven.


The scene we depicted was based an image found the Illustrated London News of 1848:

Illustrated London News 1848

A short documentary about some of the research that went into recreating a scene of Queen Victoria’s family and their children’s Christmas tree in 1848:

Getting Dressed – Queen Victoria 1848

Queen Victoria dresses on Christmas Eve 1848

Faye caddick as Queen Victoria, photographed at Normanby Hall in Lincolnshire by Liv Free. Costume Pauline Loven.

The making of Queen Victoria’s dress by Pauline Loven of Crow’s Eye Productions:

Getting Dressed in the 18th Century – Dido Belle

Dido Belle prepares for her portrait to be painted by the artist David Martin accompanied by her cousin Lady Elizabeth Murray.

Dido Belle (Laili Mnii) and Lady Murray (Sophie Morris) photographed by Liv Free at Normanby Hall in Lincolnshire. Costumes by Pauline Loven.

A short film on the research behind the making of this film:

Getting Dressed in the 1830’s

The popularity of the excellent BBC series ‘Gentleman Jack’, led to many requests for ‘getting dressed’ film from that era.

Charlotte Brindley. Costume by Pauline Loven. Photo by Liv Free.