ARTIST TEXTILES Talks and Events
04-03-2014
Behind-the-scenes
at Zandra Rhodes’ Studio
Friday 7 March / 2.30pm
A rare opportunity to go behind the scenes at the Fashion and Textile Museum and visit the Zandra Rhodes Studio print room. See where the action happens and take home a sample print from an original Zandra Rhodes textile design. £25 includes exhibition tour
How to Wear Trainers
Thursday 3 April / 6.30-8pm
Join celebrated British tailor Timothy Everest MBE and other Fashion industry experts for a panel discussion on the British clothing industry and men’s sports footwear. Event accompanies the display ‘Made in Britain – Walsh trainers’. £15
I Used to be in Pictures:
Hollywood Stories
Thursday 1 May / 6.30-8pm
Thirty years ago, English twin brothers Austin and Howard Mutti-Mewse began writing to their Hollywood screen icons. Friendships evolved and in the 1990s the twins visited some of these stars. Hear their stories of Bette Davis, Marlene Dietrich and Elizabeth Taylor among others, accompanied by intimate photographs. £15
Horrockses Fashions
Wednesday 14 May / 2.30-4pm
Find out why Horrockses was one of most respected ready-to-wear labels after World War II and how they commissioned artists to design fashion prints. Join Christine Boydell, to hear how the company changed the High Street and explore the connection between couture and ready-to-wear fashion in post war Britain. £12
ARTIST TEXTILES Picasso to Warhol | Exhibition open until 17 May 2014
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