There are several films featuring theatre or museum-like settings to visit and enjoy.

There, characters and sometimes real-life visitors can engage with period costumes, immersive dress-up, or historical wardrobe experiences.

There are even curated sets of movies centred on couture, costume history, and theatrical dressing rooms.

These film sets and studios don’t literally allow public visitors to try on costumes.

They do revolve around environments where characters explore period clothing, fashion ateliers, or historical wardrobes and the closest cinematic equivalents to the experiences.

There is a discovery grid of films where costumes and historical dress-up are central to the story, atmosphere, or setting.

Anna Karenina (2012)

Joe Wright’s adaptation is staged like a theatre production. Characters literally walk through backstage areas, costume rooms, and set transitions.

It’s one of the closest cinematic depictions of a theatre studio environment where period costumes are part of the spatial experience.

Marie Antoinette (2006)

Sofia Coppola’s film is steeped in historical fashion. While not a theatre studio, it showcases the process of dressing in elaborate period attire, echoing the immersive feel of historical costume experiences.

Phantom Thread (2017)

Set inside a couture atelier, the film shows fittings, dressmaking rituals, and the intimate world of bespoke clothing, similar to behind-the-scenes costume departments.

The Dressmaker (2015)

A story built around transformation through clothing, with many scenes of characters trying on dramatic, vintage-inspired outfits.

Additional films with strong theatrical or costume-room settings

The Young Victoria (2009) Royal wardrobes and period fittings.

Farewell, My Queen (2012) Versailles from the servants’ perspective, including costume preparation.

The Duchess (2008) Georgian-era fashion and dressing rituals.

Colette (2018). Parisian stage costumes and bohemian fashion culture.

Living history sites

Many theatre museums and living-history sites offer this experience, such as:

Shakespeare’s Globe Exhibition (London). Visitors can handle replica costumes.

The Victoria & Albert Museum (London). Occasional interactive costume events.

Historic royal palaces (UK). Some offer dress-up experiences for visitors.

Living-history museums (various countries). Often include period wardrobe try-ons. Tell us what you think

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