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History

This section features the articles I have written about History. You can find my research, responses to developments in the sector and articles about the concept itself and how we’re supposed to be ‘rewriting history’ as we learn from it!

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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

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

These look very similar which is why this is know as One Sex Theory - they are two versions of the same organs.

There are more and more ways a person can describe their gender. Its common for those scared by these developments to reference back to a past where things were simpler. In reality, those in the past also viewed gender as a spectrum, just like we are moving back to today.

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

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

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.

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.