ABOUT TONIGHT MUSIC Dress-Up LiveFriday has been The Goddess Dress – Classical Style and Piney Gir “The stomp and twang organised in association with the Bias Cut by Julia Mallaby. Trace classical of these songs of love Oxford Fashion Week and co- dress from Ancient Greece to contemporary and life are unmissable” Haute Couture and discover the foundations of AFTER HOURS LOCK-IN GIG curated by Cultural Events Phill Jupitus, Radio bias cutting and draping in an interactive talk. Coordination & Communication Ashmolean Café Times magazine Consultant, Sarah Mayhew Pinworks present the No–Sew Drape Dress. Doors: 10.15pm Craddock, and Director of Oxford Pinworks will present different ways in which “A retro delight” Fashion Week Carl Anglim. simple lengths of silk, jersey and cotton could be Performance: 10.30 – 11.30pm draped around the body to make some beautiful The GUARDIAN www.oxfordfashionweek.co.uk Grecian and Cyprian inspired dresses. Tickets: £5 online, on the door and available for sale from the ticket booth A display of classic tailoring from Clements “Perky pop gems WORKSHOPS & Church. Learn about the rules of traditional 7.00–10.00pm. and a feisty attitude” tailoring with independent British tailors who Kansas born, London-based art school THIS IS FAKE DIY Live Fashion Sketching with Dee Andrews. create contemporary ready-to-wear, made to measure, and bespoke gentlemen’s attire. graduate and sassy, indie pop scenester Watch a local fashion illustrator capture Piney Gir will strike a pose as part of the the magic, flair, edginess, and elegance of A display of sartorial elegant, period contemporary fashions – limited materials are Dress Up LiveFriday bringing her summery clothing by Pimpernel Clothing. Believing style and sunny disposition to the stage in available for those wishing to join in. that fashions come and go, but true style never Ashmolean’s vaulted café. Fashion Design Inspired by East and West dates, Pimpernel Clothing take their inspiration with the Oxford Asian Textile Group. from the beauty, quality, and craftsmanship of Growing up in isolation in the American The Jameel study Centre will host workshops period garments. Midwest, Piney Gir followed a strict that will explore fashion design inspired by East Fashion Portfolios from Oxford and Pentecostal upbringing in Wyandotte and West. Cherwell Valley College. Flick through County. Her father enforced a ban on portfolios of work by fashion design students, television and modern music in their and find out about educational opportunities in household… this left a lot to young Piney’s ACTIVITIES fashion. imagination, which flourished to fill in all Vogue! Concept Fashion Designs by Accessorise with Shop at the Old Fire the gaps with a fun and straightforward, various designers. Curated by Sammie Ball, Station. Shop at the Old Fire Station in feel-good country sound, and prompted participating brands and designers include: Coco Gloucester Green is a treasure trove of Elliot, Elli Rose Lima, Alexandra Cherret, Yalle Piney to go to University to study handmade accessories created or designed by percussion. When robbers stole her drums, Caplan, Lena Strelets, Nicolas Writh, and Mel. UK artists and makers, over half of whom are based in Oxfordshire. she changed her major to voice; “They Phoenix Magazine Fashion Shoot. Watch can’t steal your voice!” she reckoned. After a live fashion shoot executed by professional Catwalk Show. Curated by Gem Latimer and fashion photographers from the independent, graduating Piney migrated from America’s produced by Erin Moss, participating brands Sunflower State to England, where her fashion and culture zeitgeist, Phoenix magazine. and designers include: Ghost, Aspire Style, musical career blossomed. Clare Farrell from TRAID transforms fabrics Next, Clements & Church, Melanie J Austin, and old garments into new garments. Little Mistress, Leanne Blenkhorn, and Bel’s Access via the forecourt to the side of the TRAID is a charity working to stop clothes King-Harman. main entrance of the Museum from being thrown away by turning clothes **Please arrive 15 minutes early in order to be waste into funds and resources to reduce the seated** environmental and social impact of our clothes. Get a Head, Get a Hat with Louise Pocock. OCM Fashion-Infused Soundscape The April Maze Meet a Cotswold-based milliner who creates TALKS 7.00–10.30pm 9.00–9.30pm unique pieces of headwear by fusing a sense of Ethical Fashion Symposium. Contributors Tim Hand is Oxford Contemporary The April Maze consists of the quirky and the vintage with a contemporary twist. include: Carl Anglim (Director, OFW), Holly Music’s Technical Manager and Freelance charming indie darlings Todd and Sivan. The Ashmolean Museum in association with Oxford Fashion Week present Advice & Aspiration: Getting Dressed with Dutton (Ethical Designer / Exclusive Roots), Programmer. Working alongside swinger Their skillfully balanced harmonies gently Women’s Magazines by Rae Ritchie. Share Frankie McCoy (Writer, OFW), Dr. Sarah of booms, puller of focus, and builder unfold the narrative, with the soulful Joomun (University of Oxford), Elizabeth Laskar your thoughts and ask questions about the of beats, Rob Hawthorn, who has used richness of Sivan’s voice, reminiscent relationship between fashion, the lady on the (Eco Fashion Consultant). fashion-related material and footage from of Cass Elliot, perfectly complemented street, and the images portrayed on the printed The Ultimate in Fashion and Luxury – The page. previous Oxford Fashion Week catwalk by Todd’s intense, warm tone. The Kashmir Shawl in the Nineteenth Century shows to create a film that Tim will draw accompanying stripped back acoustic Friday 30 August 2013 Window Installation by Exclusive Roots and by Sue Stanton. The Ashmolean’s Textile Conservator will present an interactive talk about inspiration from as he mixes his wealth of sound of Todd’s guitar and banjo mingles Indigo. Catch a changing display of stunning musical knowledge and understanding with Sivan’s breathtakingly beautiful cello fair trade jewellery from Exclusive Roots on the how changing fashions influenced the changing 7.00–10.30pm Woodstock Road and clothes from Indigo on dimensions of shawls. of sound to create a Fashion-Infused and leaves the incredible impression of a Soundscape. full orchestral sound. the Cowley Road - two shops that operate under Democracy and Dancing: Dressing Up in fair trade principles. the Twentieth Century by Rae Ritchie. From Mannequins, photography by Rory 30s Hollywood to contemporary hip-hop this talk Oxford’s Weekend Starts Here... Carnegie. Shortlisted for the Sony World will explore perceptions of what it was to “dress Echo Boomer Photography Awards Mannequins is a series up” in the 20th century and how the notion of 7.15–8.00pm of fascinating photographs by Oxford-based dressing up has changed. On the last Friday of each month, the Museum opens its photographer Rory Carnegie. Local band, Echo Boomer, are constantly Best Dressed – presented by fashion shifting and evolving; each new song takes Clothes and Textiles recycling with Bag It bloggers. Style Scouts Arabella Golby, Ami doors from 7.00 – 10.30pm, giving visitors the opportunity Venney, Lexie Vukoman, and Cristina Lopez them on a different journey. The band have Up. Since 2005 Bag It Up has been generating supported The Guillemots and The Temper to see the collections after hours. Interactive events vital income streams for charities by recycling pick out some of the best dressed visitors. Trap, and songs from their latest EP are unwanted clothing, shoes, household textiles Smocks and Drawers presented by Barbara including creative workshops and lively talks will be on and mobile phones. currently getting local and national radio Allison. Discover which clothes were worn by play. Around the World with Textiles for All. ordinary Oxford people in the 17th century and offer, with drinks and dinner in the rooftop Dining Room Textiles for All is a multicultural community find out what undergarments people had, or textile group that formed to join the many rather didn’t have! on Level 4 and a bar, selling drinks and lite bites, in the The Busketeers different textile traditions that co-exist within What’s Hot? Presented by fashion vaulted Café on the Lower Ground Level. Oxford’s diverse population. bloggers. Presented by Adam Gibbs, Style 8.00–8.50pm A Shirty Pair of Knickers by Maria Skoyles Bloggers include: Arabella Golby, Ami Venney, Playing a range of high energy of Make Do Mend. Taking inspiration from Lexie Vukoman, and Cristina Lopez. instrumentals and covers, The Busketeers Oxford’s old fashion industry learn how to turn are sure to get you dancing! www.ashmolean.org/livefriday an old shirt into either a camisole top, french knickers or boxer shorts. Unless stated otherwise the events tonight are FREE. Workshops and talks are on a first come first served WHAT’S ON TONIGHT basis – turn up early to avoid disappointment! 1

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MUSIC MUSIC ACTIVITY ACTIVITIY ACTIVITY TALK 7.00 – 10.30pm 8.05 – 8.50pm 7.00 – 10.30pm 7.00 – 10.30pm 7.00 – 10.30pm 7.10 – 7.20, 8.10 – 8.20 & 9.10 – OCM Fashion Influenced soundscape The Busketeers Clare Farrell from Traid transforms fabric Clothes and Textiles recycling with Bag Window Installation by Exclusive Roots 9.20pm with Tim Hand and Rob Hawthorn LEVEL -1 Café and old garments into new garments It Up and Indigo Best Dressed – presented by fashion LEVEL -1 Exploring the Past (1) LEVEL G Chinese Paintings (11) LEVEL G Forecourt LEVEL 1 Asian Crossroads window bloggers ACTIVITY LEVEL 1 Islamic Middle East (31) WORKSHOP 7.00 – 10.30pm ACTIVITY ACTIVITY WORKSHOP Visible from all atrium levels 7.00 – 10.30pm The Peace Test by Textiles for All 7.00 – 10.30pm 7.00 – 10.30pm 7.00 – 9.30pm Live Fashion Sketching with Dee LEVEL -1 Conservation (3) Get a Head, Get a Hat with Louise Accessorise with Shop at the Old Fire Fashion Design Inspired by East and ACTIVITY Andrews Pocock Station West with the Oxford Asian Textile 7.00 – 10.30pm TALK LEVEL -1 Human Image (2) LEVEL G Greek & Roman Sculpture (21) LEVEL G Ancient Cyprus (18) Group Fashion Portfolios from Oxford and 8.30 – 9.00pm LEVEL 1 Jameel Centre Study Room Cherwell Valley College ACTIVITY Democracy and Dancing: Dressing Up ACTIVITY ACTIVITY (29) LEVEL 2 England 400 – 1600 (41) 7.00 – 10.30pm in the Twentieth Century by Rae Ritchie 7.00 – 10.30pm 8.00 – 8.45pm & 9.00–9.45pm Vogue! Concept Fashion Designs by LEVEL -1 Lecture Theatre Advice & Aspiration: Getting Dressed The Goddess Dress – Classical Style and ACTIVITY TALK various designers with Women’s Magazines by Rae Ritchie the Bias Cut by Julia Mallaby 7.00 – 10.30pm 7.30 – 8.00 pm & 8.30–9.00pm ACTIVITY LEVEL -1 Human Image (2) LEVEL G Egypt at its Origins (22) LEVEL G Cast Gallery (14) Pinworks present the No–Sew Drape Smocks and Drawers presented by 9.00 – 10.00 Dress Barbara Allison MUSIC Phoenix Magazine Fashion Shoot ACTIVITY LEVEL 1 Medieval Cyprus (34) LEVEL 2 Music and Tapestry (39) 7.15 – 8.00pm LEVEL -1 Human Image (2) 7.00 – 10.30pm Echo Boomer Mannequins, photography by Rory ACTIVITY ACTIVITY LEVEL -1 Café MUSIC Carnegie 7.00 – 10.30pm 7.00 – 9.30pm 9.00 – 9.30pm LEVEL G Greek & Roman Sculpture (21) A display of classic tailoring, from A Shirty Pair of Knickers by Maria TALK The April Maze Clements & Church Skoyles of Make Do Mend 7.15 – 8.15pm LEVEL -1 Café LEVEL 1 Mughal India (33) LEVEL 2 China From AD 800 (38) Ethical Fashion Symposium MUSIC LEVEL -1 Lecture Theatre ACTIVITY ACTIVITY 10.30 – 11.30pm 7.00 – 10.30pm 8.00 – 8.30pm & 9.00–9.30pm TALK Piney Gir Late Night Lock–in Gig A display of elegant period garments by Catwalk show 8.00 – 8.15pm, 8.30–8.45pm & LEVEL -1 Café Pimpernel Clothing LEVEL 2 European Art (44) 9.00–9.15pm TICKETED - SEE OVERLEAF LEVEL 1 Mediterranean World (30) **Please arrive 15 mins early in order The Ultimate in Fashion and Luxury – to be seated –limited capacity** The Kashmir Shawl in the Nineteenth TALK 7.30 – 8.00, 8.30–9.00 & 9.30–10.00pm Century by Sue Stanton LEVEL -1 Textiles (5) What’s Hot? Presented by fashion bloggers LEVEL 1 Islamic Middle East (31) Find us on Facebook and Twitter Please note that all listings are correct at the @AshmoleanMuseum time of printing but are subject to change.