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Costume designer Susannah Buxton sourced original 1910s-1920s fabric from deadstock warehouses. Lady Mary’s wedding dress (Season 3) took 400 hours to hand-bead. The servants’ livery was aged using real mud from Highclere’s grounds — each garment was buried for 48 hours, then hand-scrubbed.

The series is one of the most decorated in television history, earning: 15 Emmy Awards 3 Golden Globes Guinness World Record downton abbey series exclusive