WEARSHERLOCK: A blog that revolves around the wardrobe and props department of the BBC show 'Sherlock', featuring Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman and Mark Gatiss.
This blog showcases the clothes and props seen in the show as well as providing links as to where to buy them. We often host Sherlock related giveaways. You can check our current giveaway status here. We are not affiliated with the BBC.
Chopard Cašmir Eau de Parfum
As owned by Irene Adler, seen here.
100ml spray. Described as a “sharp, woody, oriental” fragrance. “Top notes of peach, apricot, blackcurrant and raspberry, flowing into a heart of mandarin, carnation and cinnamon”.
£51 / $83 Available here at fragrancedirect.co.uk
Cuisinart 4-Slice Classic Toaster
As seen here in the 221b kitchen.
Stainless steel. 6 setting dials. LED indicators.
£43 / $70 Available here at amazon.com
MAC Eyeliner and Borghese Mascara
As worn by Irene Adler in A Scandal in Belgravia
MAC Liquidlast Eyeliner in Aqualine
2.5ml bottle with thin tip brush
£14 / $18.50 Discontinued (Currently on eBay for £45 here)
Borghese Superiore Mascara
3 oz. bottle with flake proof brush
£12 / $19.50 Available here at borghese.com
The mascara can be seen on Irene’s dressing table but the eyeliner cannot. A bottle of Shalimar perfume (among others) also features. See our other make-up post for Irene’s lipstick and nail varnish.
Alexander Wang Crepe Draped Jacket
As worn by Irene Adler, seen here.
Leather paneled shoulders. Detachable crepe belt. Draped sleeves.
£400 / $650 Sold here at net-a-porter.com (Currently out of stock)
Diane von Furstenberg Gaucho wrap dress
Worn by the Museum Director in The Blind Banker (Seen here)
Silk-jersey fabric. Attached waist-tie. V-neck wrap.
£354 / $576 No longer available, DVF Spring/Summer 2010 collection
“Dandy” mid-century historic style wallpaper
Seen here in Andrew West’s flat in The Great Game
20.5” x 33’ Roll. Silver sheen paper.
£90 / $147 per roll. Available here at historicstyle.com
IM Corona 30-3207 Targa cigarette lighter
As owned by Mycroft in Series 2 (Seen here.)
Chrome. Engine turned. Gas powered.
RARE (Around £50) / Not currently available
(Sometimes crop up on eBay / Available in Russia here)
Laura Ashley Elisse Mirror and Ivory Pearl Interiors Venetian dressing table
As owned by Irene Adler in Series 2, seen here.
Laura Ashley Mirror
Three hinged construction, hand etched detailing.
£175 / $282 Available here at lauraashley.com
Ivory Pearl Interiors dressing table
Antique mirrored finish. Gold edgings. Brass handles.
£589 / $950 Available here here at ivorypearlinteriors.com at
Crombie Navy Herringbone Slim-Fit Coat
As worn by Mycroft in Series 2 (Seen here)
Pure Herringbone wool. Velvet Collar. Red silk lining.
£695 / $1,120 Available here at Harrods.com
‘Save Undershaw Community Montage Project’ UPDATE #2
11 days into the project and we’ve reached our goal of a minimum of 100 entries! Thank you to everyone who has entered so far, please keep spreading the word and reblogging these posts, reblogs really do help! There’s only 2 WEEKS left to enter, so if you’re thinking about taking part time is running out! If you enter you could win a wearsherlock goodie-bag: (Click here for more info.)
If you will be attending the Baker St Babe’s GRAND APRIL MEET UP this weekend we will be there with signs you can pose with and cameras to photograph you with! We’re hoping to get lots of you in costume for the montage :)
Don’t forget, our DeviantART project/contest will be starting soon to run alongside this one with a whole set of new prizes. We have revealed the first prize here on our Twitter and will be revealing more over the next couple of days! Check out our new DeviantART page here! Make sure to +devWATCH us to be kept up to date!
‘SAVE UNDERSHAW’ SHERLOCK COMMUNITY MONTAGE - Update!
Four days into the montage project and we’ve already received over 70 entries! That is fantastic! We’re thrilled, as are the Undershaw Trust staff, at the Sherlock Holmes fandom’s efforts so far. But, we still need more of you to enter, so if you’ve got a webcam, a camera phone, or even a fancy DLSR nearby, please take a moment to take part. If you don’t know how to do so click here. If you can’t enter for any reason, please consider reblogging this post to spread the word to your followers. You have until May 6th to enter. If you’re planning on entering, or perhaps planning a group shoot, please let us know as we’d love to hear about it!
The images above show some of our favourite entries so far but remember, it won’t be our decision to choose the winner of the Wearsherlock goodie-bag, it will be the co-founder of the Undershaw Preservation trust Lynn Gale.
Our next update will be an early mock up of the montage which will show roughly how the final print will look. It will available to purchase as soon as the project is over (all profits going to the Trust and the future of Undershaw). The goodie-bag winner and print will be revealed on May 6th.
Thank you to everyone who has taken part so far and to all of you who are planning on doing so! We need to save Arthur Conan Doyle’s home and we are a fandom that can get things done, so let’s do it!
THE ‘SAVE UNDERSHAW’ SHERLOCK COMMUNITY MONTAGE
If you’re a fan of Sherlock Holmes in any one of his many incarnations then you’ll probably know about The Undershaw Preservation Trust, the trust that is working incredibly hard to keep Arthur Conan Doyle’s home (where he wrote many of the Sherlock stories) from being developed. Their patron is Mark Gatiss (actor who plays Mycroft in the BBC series) and you can watch his touching video about the trust at their site here.
There are many things you can already do to help spread awareness of the cause.
But now, in addition to the trust’s Save Undershaw sign campaign, we here at wearsherlock are adding our voice to help “Save Undershaw” go viral and we need you to add yours!
All that is required for you to enter is to take a photograph of yourself (on webcam, or your phone, or anything that can take a picture!) holding a sign that says “Save Undershaw”. You can take a photo with a group of friends or colleagues, even your pets can join in! Be creative and have fun.
At the end of the project (6th May) all the photos will be put together into a montage and then be sold as a print. If you enter, your face will go down in Sherlock Holmes history! All the profits will go towards the campaign and the future of Undershaw.
There will also be a special prize for one lucky entrant! The Co-Founder of the Trust (Lynn Gale) will select her favourite photograph and the winner will receive a wearsherlock GOODIE BAG!
There are several ways you can submit your photograph. You can:
Please try to include some information about the Trust in your posts to Tumblr and Twitter by perhaps linking to their site/Twitter or by reblogging this post.
That’s it! Get snapping! Please note, we can’t make the montage unless it has at least 100 photographs so please SPREAD THE WORD.
There isn’t long left to save Undershaw, so let’s work together to make it happen!
The pictures in the photoset above show some of the wearsherlock team.
The group images can be found at the Save Undershaw website!
![Sherlock’s bedroom Portraits, a Study (1 of 2)EDGAR ALLAN POE 1809 - 1849 - Seen here on Sherlock’s wall.
As previously mentioned, the portrait of Poe seen in Sherlock’s bedroom is a subtle link added to the set by the show’s creators in tribute to the original inspiration of the Sherlock Holmes stories. Poe’s detective character C. Auguste Dupin was the inspiration for Arthur Conan Doyle’s Holmes and is known to be the first ever fictional detective. Sir Arthur described Poe as:
“the father of the detective tale. [He] covered its limits so completely that I fail to see how his followers can find any fresh ground which they can confidently call their own.”
In the Sherlock Holmes books themselves, Poe’s Dupin is mentioned by ACD. In A Study in Scarlet Watson writes:
“It is simple enough as you explain it,” I said, smiling. “You remind me of Edgar Allan Poe’s Dupin. I had no idea that such individuals did exist outside of stories.” Sherlock Holmes rose and lit his pipe. “No doubt you think that you are complimenting me in comparing me to Dupin,” he observed. “Now, in my opinion, Dupin was a very inferior fellow. That trick of his of breaking in on his friends’ thoughts with an apropos remark after a quarter of an hour’s silence is really very showy and superficial. He had some analytical genius, no doubt; but he was by no means such a phenomenon as Poe appeared to imagine.”
If you’d like to read more about the influence Poe’s writings had on Arthur Conan Doyle and see a comprehensive comparison of the similarities in both of their texts you can read a wonderful online essay by Drew R. Thomas here: Part One | Part Two
The portrait of Poe (a daguerreotype) is available in a larger size here. The image is titled “Ultima Thule” and was taken a year before Poe’s death. For more information on the print itself and how it was created please see our previous ask-answer on the portrait here.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0lnq79c0J1r2aigko1_500.png)
Sherlock’s bedroom Portraits, a Study (1 of 2)
EDGAR ALLAN POE 1809 - 1849
- Seen here on Sherlock’s wall.
As previously mentioned, the portrait of Poe seen in Sherlock’s bedroom is a subtle link added to the set by the show’s creators in tribute to the original inspiration of the Sherlock Holmes stories. Poe’s detective character C. Auguste Dupin was the inspiration for Arthur Conan Doyle’s Holmes and is known to be the first ever fictional detective. Sir Arthur described Poe as:
“the father of the detective tale. [He] covered its limits so completely that I fail to see how his followers can find any fresh ground which they can confidently call their own.”
In the Sherlock Holmes books themselves, Poe’s Dupin is mentioned by ACD. In A Study in Scarlet Watson writes:
“It is simple enough as you explain it,” I said, smiling. “You remind me of Edgar Allan Poe’s Dupin. I had no idea that such individuals did exist outside of stories.”
Sherlock Holmes rose and lit his pipe. “No doubt you think that you are complimenting me in comparing me to Dupin,” he observed. “Now, in my opinion, Dupin was a very inferior fellow. That trick of his of breaking in on his friends’ thoughts with an apropos remark after a quarter of an hour’s silence is really very showy and superficial. He had some analytical genius, no doubt; but he was by no means such a phenomenon as Poe appeared to imagine.”
If you’d like to read more about the influence Poe’s writings had on Arthur Conan Doyle and see a comprehensive comparison of the similarities in both of their texts you can read a wonderful online essay by Drew R. Thomas here: Part One | Part Two
The portrait of Poe (a daguerreotype) is available in a larger size here. The image is titled “Ultima Thule” and was taken a year before Poe’s death. For more information on the print itself and how it was created please see our previous ask-answer on the portrait here.
