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The stylish wardrobe of Maggie Gyllenhaal�s role in BBC Two�s hard-hitting political thriller, The Honourable Woman, has caught the attention of the eagle-eyed viewers.<br><br>The eight-part series, set against the backdrop of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, centres around Nessa Stein, played by Gyllenhaal. Stein is an Anglo-Israeli businesswoman recently ennobled in the House of Lords who devotes herself to philanthropic purposes across the Middle East, but hides a secret past from her time spent in Gaza eight years earlier.<br><br>Through the unravelling of her public and private life played out on an international, political stage, Stein parades in an increasingly impressive selection of outfits.<br>�Because the character of Nessa is so complicated and multi layered, we looked at all sorts of different people as reference. I suppose we started off by looking at other powerful and stylish women through history, Jackie Kennedy, Eva Peron, Margaret Thatcher, Cleopatra� Edward K [http://Answers.Yahoo.com/search/search_result?p=Gibbon+costume&submit-go=Search+Y!+Answers Gibbon costume] designer for the series told The Independent<br><br>
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�And then we kind of threw all the reference away and started afresh. The way Maggie looked as Nessa was constantly evolving throughout the six month shoot.�
The series opens with Nessa clad in a Roland Mouret power dress. Her day to day look is a sartorial dream with tailored suits by the likes of Stella McCartney, Acne, Escada, Pringle and vintage Chane<br>
�Silk blouses and wide legged pants based on 1970s Yves Saint Laurent originals were created by Hilary Marschner� explains Gibb<br><br>

Outerwear includes coats by Mulberry, vintage finds from Jil Sander and a 1980s Gieves and Hawkes men�s co<br>.
Even curled up in her panic room at night she sports silk slips by haute couture Parisian lingerie designer Carine Gilson and London based lingerie label Bod<br>.
In pictures: Nessa Stein's wardrobe in The Honourable Woma<br> 
Shoes are by Acne, Christian Louboutin  and Celine. With bags from [http://www.google.com/search?q=Mulberry&btnI=lucky Mulberry] and John Lewis. �Nessa's wardrobe runs the full gamut from designer, through High Street, Charity shops and bespoke pieces� says Gib<br><br>

�The clothing is always the way in [to the character]� Gyllenhaal told WWD. �I never played a character that didn�t care about what they were wearing. [http://www.pcs-systems.co.uk/Images/celinebag.aspx http://www.pcs-systems.co.uk/Images/celinebag.aspx] �
The Honourable Woman continues tonight, BBC2 at 9pm.