Heritage, History & Her

My Dissertation Project Exhibition: Stories Told In Stitches

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

Stories Told in Stitches Museum of Cornish Life January – July 2022 An exhibition at the Museum of Cornish Life using their costume collection. Cultivator https://youtu.be/0QD1vxSAcBM?si=L58o7P3Z2LokVFf9 Background Stories Told in Stitches came from my internship at the Museum of Cornish Life as an Assistant Museum Curator funded by Cultivator and organised through the University of […]

Do fashion trends return every 100 years?

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.

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