The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art graduate has previously assisted Oscar-winner Jacqueline Durran on the wardrobes for films such as Little Women and Anna Karenina, and The Pursuit of Love is filled with rich descriptions of Linda’s clothes-particularly after she moves to Paris and become an early discipline of French style, making trips to the Galeries Lafayette and the “big houses. Sinéad Kidao is handling all costume design for the project-which all but guarantees plenty of stand-out fashion moments. “It’s an outrageously funny and honest story, whose central character-the wild, love-addicted Linda Radlett-still reads as a radical.” What will the costumes for The Pursuit of Love be like? “I’ve always loved Nancy Mitford so when I was asked to adapt The Pursuit of Love it was impossible to say no,” she explained in a statement. In addition to starring as Fanny’s mother (nicknamed The Bolter thanks to her endless romances), Emily Mortimer is both writing and directing the BBC adaptation. Photo: Courtesy of Amazon Studios Who is directing The Pursuit of Love?
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