Dress History - Heritage, History & Her

Infographic Poster. Reasons to Recreate - To work out how something fits together - To see what it feels like to wear it (embodiment) - to analyse historical instructions - to bring something to life such as film or TV setting - to spot the changes made between styles

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We could be in the Vanguard: Making Historical Dress Conference

The very first Making Historical Dress Conference explored how different ideas about making and researching historical costume and craft intersect.

3 October 2023

Photo of my Stories Told in Stitches at the Museum of Cornish Life. Cases can been seen displaying items relating to working women such as a balmaiden's cap. Also seen are mannequins wearing aprons and Women's Land Army uniforms

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Telling Stories About Clothing

My exhibition found stories about clothing – seeing how and what they showed about gender.

28 June 2023

Mannequin wearing a 1700 stays (early version of Corset) and Paniers which were a hoop like structure that went under the gowns so it extended the width of the torso out to either side yet was an oval when seen from above.

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Do fashion trends return every 100 years?

Fashion trends return to the same idea and values almost every 100 years. They may have different presentations but there’s definitely a repetitive fashion loop.

28 June 2023