Fur: A Sensitive History
Fur has built nations, decimated species, subjugated communities and driven fashion. It has inspired great works of art,…
Fashion History
The Rose in Fashion: Ravishing
In this blog, Amy de la Haye gives readers a taste of her latest book, The Rose in…
How to Decorate an 18th-century Pocket
In the summer of 2020, we ran a very special design competition to celebrate the release of the…
“The Pocket” Design Competition | Decorate Your Own 18th-century Pocket
The Pocket Design Competition 2020 Unlike the pockets found on women’s clothing today, pockets in the 18th-century…
Back in Fashion: Globalisation, Luxury & Fast Fashion
Escape Into Art, Look Through the Lens of History, Seek Certainty in Science … To help us all…
The Age of Undress: Neoclassicism, Fashion & “Living Statues”
In this blog, art historian Amelia Rauser places women at the centre of the traditionally “stoic” and “masculine”…
Yale Art Books – Looking Forward to 2020
For 2020 we look forward to a new list of beautiful, insightful art books from Yale University Press…
A Jane Austen Christmas
The month of December sees festivities held across the globe, but in 1775 a family in Steventon, England…
The Elizabethan Image by Sir Roy Strong – An Extract
In November 1558, Elizabeth I ascended the throne and was confronted with a politically, socially, and culturally fractured…
A “Pocket” History of Women’s Lives (1660-1900)
Pencils, a sketchbook, cake, thimbles, keys, money, snuff – women and girls carried a startling array of things…
Gluck: Art and Identity
A notable highlight of the autumn-winter 2017 exhibition calendar is Gluck: Art and Identity at Brighton Museum and…
Eleri Lynn Lifts the Lid on Tudor Fashion
We spoke to Eleri Lynn, fashion historian and curator responsible for the dress collection at Historic Royal Palaces,…
Riots, Technology and Gender Equality: Author Colleen Hill on Paris Fashion in the Sixties
Colleen Hill is associate curator at The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York. The exhibition…