Alice Comyns Carr

Alice Laura Vansittart Comyns Carr (; 1 January 1850 – 11 October 1927), was a British theatrical costume designer and writer. A leading figure in the Aesthetic dress movement, Carr was the chief costume designer for the actress Ellen Terry from 1886 to 1902.

Early life and family Carr was born Alice Laura Vansittart Strettell on 1 January 1850 in Taplow, Buckinghamshire to The Rev Alfred Baker Strettell (1817–1904), the curate of Taplow, and Laura Vansittart Strettell (née Neale; 1816–1888). Carr was the maternal niece of Edward Vansittart Neale, a leader in the Christian Socialist movement.

Writings Carr wrote an analysis of fashion for The Woman's World magazine after Oscar Wilde took over the editorship in 1887. Margaret Maliphant (1889), and The Arm of the Lord (1899).

Personal life On 15 December 1873, Carr married J. Comyns Carr, a writer, theatre manager and director of the Grosvenor Gallery. The couple had three children including Sir Arthur Comyns Carr, a barrister and Liberal Party politician.