COSTUME DESIGNER
Henry Wilkinson is a Costume Designer, currently serving as the Jr. Assistant Costume Designer on the Emmy Award-winning costumes for Netflix's Bridgerton, contributing to four of the show’s five seasons.
A graduate of Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Henry has a background spanning theatre, television, and film. His approach to costume design is deeply informed by his work as a fashion historian, with each discipline continually informing the other, and allowing him to approach costume with both authenticity and creativity.
BRIDGERTON (NETFLIX)
"It was about finding the balance between it being light, delicate and pretty, but also opaque enough to hide her"
- Henry Wilkinson, on the Masquerade costume from Season 4, for British Vogue
Now the Jr. Assistant Costume Designer on the Netflix series Bridgerton, Henry has contributed to four of the show’s five seasons since joining the production on its very first episode. Over the course of the series, he has been a part of the evolution of the now instantly recognisable Bridgerton aesthetic - a distinctive style that blends Regency clothing with contemporary fashion, embellishments and textiles.
Sketch by ©️ Henry Wilkinson - Bridgerton Photograph ©️ Shondaland & Netflix UK
Sketch by Henry Wilkinson - © HENRY WILKINSON
Outstanding Period Costumes: "Into the Light" (John Glaser, Amanda McLaughlan, et al.)
Sketch by ©️ Henry Wilkinson - Bridgerton Photograph ©️ Shondaland & Netflix UK
GO BEHIND THE SCENES
Take a look behind the scenes with Henry in the costume department of Netflix's Bridgerton, in this video below by Ryan Wheeler...
Video by Ryan Wheeler ©️ Shondaland
CREDITS
To view a full list of Henry's show credits JR. COSTUME DESIGNER "New Cross", Netflix. Oct 2025 - Present JR. ASSISTANT COSTUME DESIGNER Bridgerton (Season 4), Netflix. May 2024 - May 2025 COSTUME DESIGN ASSISTANT Bridgerton (Season 3), Netflix. Feb 2022 - April 2023 ASSISTANT DESIGNER Umm Kulthum: The Golden Era, London Palladium. March 2020 ASSISTANT DESIGNER The Snow Queen, Park Theatre. December 2019 ASSISTANT DESIGNER The Snow Queen, Park Theatre. December 2019 ASSISTANT DESIGNER The Astonishing Times of Timothy Cratchit, Manchester Hope Mill Theatre. November 2019 COSTUME TRAINEE Bridgerton (Season 1), Netflix. May 2019 – Sept 2019 ARCHIVE DEPARTMENT ASSISTANT GIVENCHY, Paris. Feb 2019 – April 2019 COSTUME DESIGNER United (Short Film), dir. Andrew Harvey-Gannon. November 2018 COSTUME DESIGNER Ghost: The Musical, Grand Opera House York. Dec 2015 - Feb 2016