Think of your favourite TV drama. A show of any size. It doesn’t matter: whether you chose Game of Thrones, Poldark, Doctor Who or got flustered and answered that question with a film, its clothes were probably plucked from the 8.5 miles of rails based at Angels Costumes.
They’re truly cut from a different cloth. Although only staffed by 120 costumiers, the north London warehouse’s 1.5 million outfits make it the largest privately owned collection of costume for film, theatre and television anywhere in the world. And through its 176-year history, Angels has supplied outfits to 37 films that received a Best Costume Oscar and the costumiers won their own special Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Bafta in 2016. These guys know how to dress to impress.
But they don’t just know the difference between a cross stitch and Lazy daisy. We spoke to Jeremy Angel, 6th generation Angel to champion the family business, alongside Doctor Who and Sherlock costume designer Ray Holman to find out what tricks screen’s wardrobe department hides up its sleeves.
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