Christine's hair

As we know, Victorian ladies prefered elaborate hairdos with a lot of fake hair braided/looped into their down.

Carlotta's hair looks like typical XIX century hairdos.

Iconically loose hair was for virgins and brides, but also for prostitutes and freer women.

That last option suitable to West End wigs. Just look at these pictures:

Victorian ladies:

West End wigs:

It's plausible a young singer would wear hair like that.

On this photo, Robyn and Leila have a classic wavy hair. Of course, in XIX century there were fashionable a long hair and combing their in fancy hairstyles.

Another things are in US. Rustic wigs remind hairstyles of opera singers like Adelina Patti. Just look at this:

Similar hairs like these, had  Samantha Hill and many more US Christines. There are characteristic curls from curling-pin. Victorian ladies hadn't curling-pin of course, so they curled hair on a poker or different hot metal.

Do you remember Mary Philbin? She was the first Christine. I think that Maria Bjornson drew lots inspiration from the first movie about Phantom, including one of Maria's iconic looks. When we look at Maria's hair, we remember Sarah Brightman's curly hair or Kristen Dale, Patti Cohenour etc.

A lot of Amintas from all the world and in different styles

 Robyn North, London Christine

Some photos from backstage at Royal Albert Hall

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Christine's dressing gowns

Dressing gown is my favorite Christine's costume in the musical. I just love that contrast between Phantom and Christine, when he took her to his Kingdom of Music. We have the archetype here. The archetype of good and evil. Good, immaculate is white and evil, darkness is black. Into the bargain this music..  It's like a temptation to fall. Dark passion, something erotic... I know that not everyone sees this scene like me, but can you try imagine Christine in this moment in ...I don't know...pink costume? Or yellow? No. Do you remember the video with Colm Wilkinson and Rebecca Caine? Exactly...

Original

We've got here the photos of Marni Raab from Broadway and Robyn North from West End. The only difference between these costumes are decorating on the material. I don't know what can I say about this, because original dressing gown is really perfect. I love a threnody of this costume and that contrast between white dressing gown and colorful corset.

Hungary non-replica

This dressing gown is ugliest. The upper portion looks like jacket on usual white dress. Sleeves're preety but there are too short. That's all what I can say positive about this costume. I definitely don't like it. On these pictures are - I think - Eszter Biro and Linda Kiraly.

2004 movie

My favorite Emmy's costume in the movie. This is exactly that definition of this situation of Christine and Phantom, that I said before. Really nice, big contrast between these characters. Good angel and bad angel. I like that corset. If I could change something in her costume, I would do it less transparent, especially the skirt. I wrote once the note about costumes in this movie, and I say once again, that this is young lady in the same stockings with adult man.

Polish non-replica

Everyone say, that this costume is awful. Well, I like it. Maybe sleeves are too long, but is pretty cool. Nice threnody and hue of white. Skirt is too wide by these valance. Maybe it isn't the best dressing gown, but the idea on this costume was pretty good.

On the photos are Edyta Krzemień and Kaja Mianowana.

Czech non-replica

As I said before, It is the best non-replica's dressing gown. Beautiful trim of skirt. Pretty sleeves. Big, big, big plus. I love it. This costume really reminds me XIX century's clothes. Bravo for the creator of this. Basically, the show in Praga has the best non-replica's costumes. I see in this - once again -  inspiration of Maria Bjornson's projects. On the photo is Michaela Gemrotova.

Love Never Dies, London

Beautiful costume. It is very similar to Rose's outfits from Titanic. The beginning of XX century. Sleeves are so pretty and these valance... You know, I just really love the West End's designers. Great material.

Summing all of this, I can only say that Maria Bjornson was a real genius, and designers from West End are the best of the world.

Robyn North, understudy Christine, West End

Christines in RAH:

Sarah Ryan - she was alternate Christine in London in 1998.

Robyn North - understudy Christine at only 19 from 2003 to 2004, then sharing the role with Leila Benn Harris from 2007 to 2008 before being bumped down to alternate when Gina Beck took over.

Tabitha Webb - she was understudy from 2005 to 2007 and alternate from 2009 to 2011.

Katy Treharne - she was understudy from 2009 to 2011, leaving in September only to return a few months later to replace Katie Hall.

Katie Hall - understudy from 2008 to 2009 at the very young age of 17. She has since returned to tole as alternate and will also be playing the role in the new UK Tour.

Celia Graham - London's Christine from 2002 to 2003 and in 2005 and 2006, She would later play Christine in London's Love Never Dies as understudy replacement for Sierra Boggess, reuniting with Ramin Karimloo.

Sofia Escobar - principal Christine. She performed there as an understudy from 2007 to 2008 with Ramin Karimloo as her Phantom, then returned to the production in 2010 as principal with John Owen-Jones ans Scott Davies as her Phantom.

Claire Doyle - London's Christine understudy, taking over the role in September 2011 after Katy Treharne left. 

Deborah Dutcher is another long-running Christine, working in the Hamburg production, the UK Tour and in London from 2000 to 2002.

AJ Callaghan - was an understudy in Phantom from 2001 to 2002. She was bumped up to alternate for a brief period of time and came back for a few months as standby. 

Rachel Barrell - she played the role from 2004 to 2006 and up against such famous Phantoms as John Owen-Jones and Earl Carpenter.

Nicky Adams - she played Christine in the UK Tour, then went on to play her in London from 2003 to 2004 as alternate. She returned to Phantom in 2009 as Madame Giry.