upright|left|thumb|Ruth Vincent as Josephine in 1899 Until 1908, revivals of the opera were given in contemporary dress, with ladies' costumes executed by couture houses such as Redfern.Rollins and Witts, Appendix, p. VII After that, designers such as Percy Anderson, George Sheringham and Peter Goffin created Victorian costume designs.Mander, pp. 102–105 The 1887 set was designed by Hawes Craven. In the winter of 1940–41, the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company's scenery and costumes for Pinafore and three other operas were destroyed by German bombs during World War II.Rollins and Witts, p. 165 The opera was revived in London in the summer of 1947.Rollins and Witts, pp. 165–172 It was then included in the D'Oyly Carte repertory in every season from then on, until the company's closure in 1982.Rollins and Witts, pp. 172–186, and supplements The D'Oyly Carte company performed Pinafore before Queen Elizabeth II and the royal family at Windsor Castle on 16 June 1977, during the queen's Silver Jubilee year, the first royal command performance of a Gilbert and Sullivan opera since 1891.
upright|left|thumb|Ruth Vincent as Josephine in 1899 Until 1908, revivals of the opera were given in contemporary dress, with ladies' costumes executed by couture houses such as Redfern.Rollins and Witts, Appendix, p. VII After that, designers such as Percy Anderson, George Sheringham and Peter Goffin created Victorian costume designsMander, pp. 102–105 The 1887 set was designed by Hawes Craven. In the winter of 1940–41, the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company's scenery and costumes for Pinafore and three other operas were destroyed by German bombs during World War II.Rollins and Witts, p. 165 The opera was revived in London in the summer of 1947.Rollins and Witts, pp. 165–172 It was then included in the D'Oyly Carte repertory in every season from then on, until the company's closure in 1982.Rollins and Witts, pp. 172–186, and supplements The D'Oyly Carte company performed Pinafore before Queen Elizabeth II and the royal family at Windsor Castle on 16 June 1977, during the queen's Silver Jubilee year, the first royal command performance of a Gilbert and Sullivan opera since 1891.