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History Highlight: Fashion at Trowbridge Museum
18th October 2023 – 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
One event on 19th October 2023 at 2:30 pm
One event on 20th October 2023 at 2:30 pm
One event on 21st October 2023 at 11:00 am
One event on 21st October 2023 at 2:30 pm
The first History Highlight event, focusing on fashion, with speakers, a study and sketch activity and film screenings hosted at Parade House.
18 October: Study & Sketch Suitable for ages 16+.
Explore garments from the store that are rarely on display. Bring your sketchbook and preferred art medium to study and sketch items from the collection.
19 October: Uniformly Elegant Talk
Most will have seen Jane Bennett and Mr Darcy in their Regency finery but have you ever wondered what they wore underneath?
20 October: Togas, Kirtles and Bonnets
Join the museum’s staff and volunteers on the catwalk for an amusing, informative and participatory talk through 2000+ years of underwear, outerwear, hats and gloves.
21 October: Mary Quant – Innovator ‘Made in Britain’
Arts and fashion historian, Sally Chidlow-Grant, will give a talk about Mary Quant’s legacy and her connection with Trowbridge’s rich textile heritage.
21 October: Stand and Deliver Talk by ‘The Dandy Dealer,’ noted purveyor of desirable gentlemen’s clothing and accessories from the Mark Wallis Collection spanning the years 1670-1970.
21 October: Rosemary Hawthorne presents Knickers
A light-hearted look at unmentionables from Jane Austen to present.
