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Fashion Museum January–June 2020 DRESS OF THE YEAR 2019 Kendall Jenner wears Giambattista Valli for H&M FashionMuseum Fashion Museum | Assembly Rooms, Bennett Street, Bath BA1 2QH @Fashion_Museum Gallery information for 2020 3 Fashion_Museum fashion_museum_bath “If you are into clothes, “This is a wonderful fashion and history this collection of vintage Welcome is the place for you!” fashion.” The Fashion Museum Bath is one of the world’s great museum collections of historical and Online reviews from Tripadvisor in 2020 contemporary dress. Fashion has the power to capture the imagination and to illuminate personal and social stories. The Museum’s headline exhibition, A History of Fashion in 100 Objects, shows how fashions have changed throughout the ages, whilst the annual Dress of the Year selection shines a spotlight on contemporary fashion. Continuing until March 2020 is Glove Stories, where exquisite, historical gloves are interlaced with our headline exhibition. From 28 March the Museum will be exploring the story of footwear with more than 100 pairs of shoes on display as part of its Shoephoria! exhibition. The Collection Stories gallery and Fashion Focus displays will continue to offer an exciting look behind the scenes of the Museum’s outstanding collection. Visitors can also create their own period outfit from the replica dressing-up items, based on the Museum’s collection. The accompanying events programme offers creative workshops, family activities and special one-off experiences. Front cover image: A visit to the Museum lasts an hour or Dress of the Year 2019 more and includes an audioguide available Kendall Jenner wears Giambattista Valli for in 12 languages. H&M. Image courtesy of H&M © 2019 Pascal Find out more at fashionmuseum.co.uk, Le Segretain/amf AR. Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram and Twitter. This page: Foreground: 1730s You can also get in touch at woven silk dress with [email protected] matching petticoat. Accepted by HM We hope you enjoy your visit to the Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax from Fashion Museum! the Estate of Frances Charles Penley and allocated to the Fashion ‘One of the world’s best fashion museums…’ Museum Bath, 2018. Condé Nast Traveler 5 Images left to right: 1760s, Yellow and Fashion touches everyone’s life – it gold woven silk 1750s, Man’s red woven robe à la française. A History is intrinsically linked to society – and velvet coat and breeches. 1880s, Printed paper fan, 2018, Man’s light pink with Japanese figures A History of Fashion in 100 Objects cashmere twill suit, ‘B24’ in a landscape. references moments in history, sneakers and chunky of metal necklace by Kim 1968, Man’s purple Fashion Jones for Dior, S/S 2019. hopsack jacket Mr Fish. as well as personal stories. Courtesy of Dior. Chosen Worn by Noel Coward. as Dress of the Year 2018 in 100 Objects for the Fashion Museum by Alexander Fury, The Financial Times. The Fashion Museum Bath presents 100 ‘star’ objects from its collection in the headline exhibition A History of Fashion in 100 Objects. Taken together, these objects showcase a history of fashion from the 1600s to the present day. 7 Shoephoria! Opens 28 March 2020 Following the success of last year’s Visitors will be able to see the oldest pair Glove Stories, the Fashion Museum of shoes in the collection, a pair of red silk velvet mules worn at the time when Bath There are hundreds of will be exploring the story of shoes was starting to establish itself as a fashionable fascinating individual stories in Above: Parasol, 1880s, black silk satin cover lined with a selection of footwear drawn destination. Fast forward to the 2010s and a the Fashion Museum collection. with vivid purple silk and edged with embroidered from its world-class collection. The pair of Dr Martens boots, digitally-printed with The new Collection Stories black muslin in blue and precious shoes on display will make an image from ‘The Rake’s Progress‘ by gold flowers with a handle Gallery invites visitors to of natural gnarled wood. Georgian artist Hogarth will accompany them. links with different time periods view 19th-century dress and Right: Purple silk satin shoes richly embroidered throughout history, alluding to the The new Wearers’ Wall will give visitors a accessories and discover some with glass beads and glimpse of the lives of the original owners diamanté, about 1898. Made stories of real people and their lives. of these hidden narratives. by Maxen-Gantiez, Paris. More than 100 pairs of shoes from and wearers of the shoes, which are now the Museum’s extensive collection preserved for posterity in the Fashion Museum collection. These very personal will be interspersed with the choices, many still bearing the imprint of the Until 15 March 2020 fashionable dress on display from wearer’s foot, will showcase the sartorial the 1600s to the present day. choices of men and women of the past. One of the best collections of gloves in the world is on display at the Fashion Museum until March. Glove Stories showcases the breadth and depth of The Glove Collection of the Worshipful Company of Glovers of London, which is cared for and housed at the Fashion Museum. Highlights include a Soviet cosmonaut’s glove and a costume glove from the Star Wars filmThe Empire Strikes Back. Above: Red velvet mule with metal thread Left: Soviet Cosmonaut embroidery, about 1690s. space suit glove, about Right: Gold stiletto 1986. Courtesy of the sandal, Charles Jourdan, Worshipful Company of about 1985. Glovers of London. Winter–Spring 2020 9 Events programme Book signing with Lucy Worsley: The Austen Girls Coming Spring 2020 Family Activities Date and Time tbc Free to attend with Museum entry, Suitable for ages 11+ no need to book. Children must Tickets £8 be accompanied by an adult. The Assembly Rooms makes a fitting Puppet People backdrop for this very special event with Tuesday 18 February historian, writer and television presenter 10.30am–12.30pm and 1.30pm–3.30pm Lucy Worsley. She will be talking about her Take a look at the fashion dolls in the latest novel, The Austen Girls – a tale of Museum’s Little and Large display (right). Regency romance and intrigue which is Make and dress little cardboard figures perfect for all young fans of Jane Austen using felt and collage materials. Use your novels and films. fingers to move the puppet. By turns thrilling, dramatic and inspiring, this Knitting Nancy is the story of Jane Austen’s life as you’ve Tuesday 7 April never heard it before. It is 1809 and Fanny 10.30am–12.30pm and 1.30pm– and Anna have just been launched on to 3.30pm the ruthless Regency marriage market by Have you seen the selection of knitwear Fanny’s mother (think Mrs Bennet). But on display in the Fashion Museum? Be luckily their mysteriously wealthy Aunt inspired and learn French Knitting and Jane is there to guide them and help them make a Knitting Nancy to take home. make better choices – i.e. don’t get married at all! Will she inspire them to follow in her It’s all in the Weave footsteps as an unmarried writer? Tuesday 26 May 10.30am–12.30pm and 1.30pm–3.30pm Lucy Worsley, Chief Curator at Historic Find out more about weaving and have a Royal Palaces, will be signing copies of go using yarn and straws. Make a chunky her books, which will also be on sale. bangle to accessorise your outfit. Staged in Association with Events of Wonder & Bloomsbury Children’s Books. Books by Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath. For further information and to book visit bathvenues.co.uk/our-ticketed-events Right: 1870s bisque head fashion doll. Winter–Spring 2020 | Activities Winter–Spring 2020 | Classes and workshops 11 Saturday Sketching Royal School of First Saturday of every month, Needlework classes 10.30am–12.30pm Sketch the beautiful objects on display in the Collection Stories exhibition, with suggestions of key spots of interest. Self-led sketching sessions in the Museum, materials provided. Free to attend with Museum entry. Continuing throughout 2020 Learning at the Fashion Museum There are many ways to learn at the Bespoke Embroidery: Fashion Museum, from a teaching Bespoke Embroidery: Border Hearts 18th Century Splendour session to a self-guided visit. Inspired by mid 1700s Ladies’ Shoes Our sessions are closely linked Inspired by Gauntlet Glove Saturday 14 March Saturday 16 May to the curriculum and also cater 10am–4pm for young people who are developing 10am–4pm Using a variety of stitches and a A Silk Shading and Goldwork class focusing an interest in fashion and textiles. combination of gold thread work, students on the delicate flowers and leaves on the For more information please visit will create a section of the glove’s border shoe with tutor Deborah Wilding. fashionmuseum.co.uk/learn with tutor Deborah Wilding. Bespoke Embroidery: Tickets £84, plus £30 Victorian Elegance Study Facilities for materials payable in Inspired by mid 1800s Ladies’ Boots cash on the day. Book at There is more to see at the Fashion Saturday 25 April www.royal-needlework. Museum with a pre-booked visit to the 10am–4pm org.uk/courses. Study Facilities. Appointments can be Students will recreate delicate silk flowers All sessions are held in the made for a self-directed study session and leaves using stranded threads on navy Study Facilities. People or a facilitated group visit with a curator silk with tutor Kate Barlow. attending these sessions (charges apply). Please contact need to be comfortable [email protected] climbing stairs. Above: embroidery design inspired by a 17th-century glove The Assembly Rooms is open The Museum Shop is open every day | 01225 477712 13 nearly every day, free of charge 01225 477789 Museum Shop The shop sells a carefully chosen selection The comprehensive book range covers of gifts, fashion accessories, jewellery and everything from fashion history and stationery to accompany the Fashion stand-out designers, to specialist pattern Museum’s special exhibitions programme.
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