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The best of Julie Walters' Indian Summers costumes

Channel 4's hotly anticipated Indian Summers kicked off last night, and while we'd give a positive review to the show, the thing we loved the most was Julie Walters' wardrobe. Here's what she had to say about her costumes and some of our favourites...
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That pattern!

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One of the first things we noticed in Indian Summers was the pattern on Julie Walters' skirt in her first scene.

When we spoke to her for our January cover she told us: 'The clothes were all amazing!'

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Beaded beauty

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She went on, 'I wear a lot of beaded stuff and sing old music hall songs'.

We heard the songs, we're still waiting for this embellished number.

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Such vibrant colours!

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The cast was shooting in Penang in Malaysia and Julie told us the costumes were 'all made out there', hence all the amazing colours of the fabrics.

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Paisley for entertaining

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As anyone who watched will know, the show is about the Summer when the British went up to Shimla from Delhi during the period of Imperial rule.

That means one thing... a lot of parties and party dresses.

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Indian influences

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'Their lives were fascinating!' And while they held onto a lot of traditional British behaviours, the clothes got a serious hit of local influence.

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Finishing touches

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It's not a period drama without a good hat!

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