eight-part period drama that first aired on Christmas Day is set in Regency-era London, and features an aristocratic cast of characters alongside an absolute feast of necklaces and tiaras, bandeaus and earrings of every style, from garland and festoon to chandelier and demure little studs.
Based on the novels by Julia Quinn and featuring a voice over by none other than Julie Andrews as Lady Whistledown, whose gossipy newsletter is seized upon by every member of the Ton (the upper crust of the day), this is jewellery-heavy viewing from the get-go.Opening at a ball for debutantes set in 1813, the screen is a sea of pushed-up bosoms bedecked with every style of necklace imaginable – and not necessarily from the era.
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