18th century waistcoat in the menswear
display
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Underwear display case
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British designers' display, Sarah Dallas
knitwear
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Swimwear case
The first gallery includes a display of womenswear and another
of menswear showing a selection of the museum's finest examples
from the 18th century to the present day.
There's a display case of underwear, followed by a chance for
children and adults to try on replicas of corsets and crinolines.
Find out how to lace yourself into a corset, and how it changes the
way you stand and move about.
The second gallery includes displays of fashions for different
times of day and different occasions or activities. there are
fashions too by four important British designers of the 1970s and
1980s: John Bates for Jean Varon, Janice Wainwright, Wendy
Dagworthy and knitwear designer, Sarah Dallas.
There are more than 100 figures and over 100 fashion objects on
display in the Fashion Museum, all arranged in a series of thematic
displays. Our aim is to give an inspiring and enjoyable taste of a
dynamic museum collection and a fascinating and complex subject
which touches the lives of us all.
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Yves St Laurent dress, womenswear case