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From the signature immovable hair to the elegant tote bag, the two women’s frame to dress for the world stage had significant overlaps. This will certainly be reinforced when we see Her Majesty (played by Olivia Colman) alongside Anderson as Thatcher on screen.
In fact, Peter Morgan, the show’s creator, has drawn his own parallels, saying Thatcher and the Queen are like ‘twins who are the same’ – a comparison that applies as much to their style as to the rest of their lives.
So far at The Crown, costume designers have mastered the queen’s coronation gown and stately working wardrobe, the glamor of Princess Margaret’s It girl, and the youthful equestrian elegance of Princess Anne. Multiple photos from the set They also reveal a forensic approach to Princess Diana’s early eighties wardrobe, which will also be revealed in the new series.
But what are the essential elements of Margaret Thatcher’s look that influence fashion that will need to be perfected?
The handbag
In the only image released so far of Gillian Anderson as Lady Thatcher, we see her clutching a black bag from Launer, the British brand loved by both Thatcher and The Queen (in fact, to this day, they are the only bags that HM carry ). Another of Thatcher’s handbags, an Asprey style she wore during a meeting with Reagan in 1985, sold for £ 25,000 when it was sold at a charity auction in 2011.
