All My Six Posts!

Over-Analyzing All the Historical References in Six- “Ex Wives,” “No Way,” “Don’t Lose Your Head”

Virtual Dance Workshops and Q&As with Different Six Cast Members!

(^This post includes links to workshop/q&a roundups from Lauren Byrne, Grace Mouat, Natalie Pilkington, Sam Pauly, Cherelle Jay, Vicki Manser, Collette Guitart, Jen Caldwell, and Harriet Watson)

Details from Six Costumer Gabriella Slade’s Instagram Takeover

Six the Musical Wives 1-3: Historical and Modern Costume Inspirations

Six the Musical Wives 4-6: Historical and Modern Costume Inspirations

The Early Costumes of Six the Musical: From Edinburgh to Cambridge to London

Updated Six the Musical Costumes for Broadway!

The Alternate Costumes of Six the Musical

The Shoes of Six the Musical

The Ladies in Waiting of Six: Historical Inspirations and Costumes

The Tudor Fashion Elements of the Costumes in Six (with Painting References)

How the Six Alternates Change Their Styling for Each Queen

The current incarnation of Six the musical is actually the fifth or sixth version! I’m not certain how much the show has changed since its original premiere at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, but co-creator Lucy Moss described the Edinburgh version as having “the most unbelievably bad, clunky segues, and the exposition” in a recent New York Times interview, so I imagine there have been some significant updates since then. :)

One thing I CAN look at is how the costumes have changed over time. There are basically three distinct phases of costume development for Six. First, you’ve got the costumes from the casts Edinburgh and Cambridge, which appear to be made of existing ready-made clothing pieces. Next, you’ve got the costumes for the 2017 Arts Theatre cast off the West End in London, whose clothes appear to be a bit more costumey and made to the specific show. Finally, you’ve got the Gabriella Slade costume designs, which, for the most part, have only been tweaked a bit since they were originally made (the Cleves costume is the only costume that looks COMPLETELY different in its current form than it did in the original costume based off of Slade’s designs).

I’ve gone through a TON of old photos and information about the old casts and compiled them into the slideshows below. I hope y’all enjoy this. :)

Note: Obviously I don’t own any of these photos. I scoured the Six the Musical Wikipedia extensively to find these and unfortunately, they don’t generally share photo credits. I did the best I could to include photographers, but if I made any mistakes or missed any, please let me know and I will happily update them.