Bloomer making session I
I was asked to do a guest lecture by Ruby Hoette for Goldsmiths' new MA fashion course. I suggested a DiY Bloomer Making Workshop and Ruby offered a whole day with the…
The Mauve Decade
As mentioned in my post about materials on offer at Woolcrest, I have been thinking more about the colours available to women in the 1890s. The film footage shows pale…
NPG – The Elizabethans Undressed
On Friday night I attended the National Portrait Gallery: Late Shift Extra – The Elizabethans Undressed - a free public event that co-incided with their latest exhibition. It featured various…
Digitally printed silk research linings – an experiment in material collaboration
There are many aspects of this project that I am excited about - I thought about it for 2 years before I was able to get started. But one part…
Asking things of things I
My recent archival research into period garments and texts has been insightful on a number of levels. I have spent time at the Manchester Gallery of Costume and also at…
Can a reproduction ever be historically accurate? Should it?
As we start entering into physical production of the cycling garments for this project, a series of questions around our aims in relation to authenticity are arising, and it is…