We asked street style stars to guess British films and TV shows from just the outfits
LONDON -- Fabulously kooky, unabashedly awkward and funny AF; British films and TV shows hold a place in all of our hearts.
What's more: these movies and shows happen to boast some pretty dapper -- not to mention ratchet -- costumes.
But, can you identify these beloved, iconic movies and shows from the outfits alone? Mashable hit the streets during London Fashion Week to put street style stars' knowledge to the test.
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And it turns out it wasn't all that easy.
'Downton Abbey'
“Downton Abbey. I’ve seen a few episodes, but I know this is the daughter that lost her husband and this is the grandmother.” -- Ono Bello, magazine editor.
'Love Actually'
“I’m not from the UK so I wouldn’t know.” -- Jordan Blackwell, student at London College of Fashion.
'Bridget Jones' Diary'
“The thing is I’m not British so I don’t know the movies here. I only know Harry Potter because it’s iconic for Great Britain.” -- Luana Codreanu, editor of Last Minute Couture.
'Father Ted'
"Father Ted!" -- Verna Taylor Barker, stylist.
'Notting Hill'
"Notting Hill." -- Tiffanee Marie Lim, designer.
'Four Weddings and a Funeral'
"Four Weddings and a Funeral." -- Rhianne Clifford, content and editorial manager at Debenhams.
'Pride and Prejudice'
"I don’t watch TV I’m a book person! Pride and Prejudice?" -- Danielle Willis, social media editor at The Full magazine.
'Absolutely Fabulous'
"I’m really bad at this. No, I’m not familiar." -- Patricia Sah, student at London College of Fashion.
'Harry Potter'
"Harry Potter." -- Aram Kabbani, designer.
'The Secret Garden'
"Pride?" -- Ya Ling, designer, and Peggy, student.
'Miranda'
“I don’t really watch TV, I don’t mean to sound cliché but I really don’t. Oh, I do know it though! It’s Miranda.” -- Sid Ozgurcu, fashion PR.
'Poldark'
"Is that...? I don’t know! That was a Queen Victoria thing?" -- Taislany Gomes, fashion and beauty blogger.
'Atonement'
"I'm Italian so I really don't know." -- Sabrina Bonatesta, student.
'The Office'
“Isn’t that The Office?” -- Natalie Winter, photographer and blogger.
'Call the Midwife'
"Probably not to be honest… Oh I know that one I think. Is that Call the Midwife?" -- Lily, fashion PR intern at The London Fashion Agency.
'Sense and Sensibility'
“I know it’s not Pride and Prejudice. Pretty Woman? I feel like as soon as you tell me I’m going to know what it is.” -- Jasmine Rooney, PR assistant at Whistles.
Additional reporting by Lindsay Davis.
Photography by Marco Kesseler.
Image editing by Dustin Drankoski.
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Rachel Thompson is the Features Editor at Mashable. Rachel's second non-fiction book The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World is out now, published by Penguin Random House in Jan. 2025. The Love Fix explores why dating feels so hard right now, why we experience difficult emotions in the realm of love, and how we can change our dating culture for the better.
A leading sex and dating writer in the UK, Rachel has written for GQ, The Guardian, The Sunday Times Style, The Telegraph, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Stylist, ELLE, The i Paper, Refinery29, and many more.
Rachel's first book Rough: How Violence Has Found Its Way Into the Bedroom And What We Can Do About It, a non-fiction investigation into sexual violence was published by Penguin Random House in 2021.
