“I’ve become more aware of fashion and design since Downton Abbey,” she (Michelle Dockery) says. “I’ve learned a lot from Susannah Buxton, who designed the costumes for the first and second seasons, and Caroline McCall, who’s doing the third. I’ve learned that simplicity is key. But sometimes it’s great to step out of the box.”

 ”When you’re playing a tourist from the future, you have to move outside your opinions about what you usually wear,” Dockery says. “Or rather, just be a bit braver.”