But she wasn't just telling a narrative of her life; she was connecting herself to all these points of cultural capital, from the scandalous Lady Worsley and the coxheath ladies to the emergence of the fashion plate.

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However, many of the objects I look at are highly emotional and intimate. This watercolour by Ann Frankland Lewis, for example, was painted just after her husband had died, and I think it depicts her in mourning with her only surviving daughter.

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Of course, there were many women who hated their needles, and it doesn’t help that Wollstonecraft wasn’t keen on women sewing.

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Part 5 but Bruno wears at least one Thierry Mugler corset/bustier under his suit🤐🤐🤐

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From the bustle of the 1880s to the tubular shape of the 1920s. I couldn’t discuss my dress history favourites without including this 1926-27 Molyneux creation of silk, georgette and sequins from the

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One of the most iconic moments in dress history, Dior’s New Look of 1947. The Bar Suit, now housed at the , is one of the most recognisable garments in dress history.

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struggled to pick one favourite from so many so decided to share this Ellen Terry’s beetle dress and the portrait by John Singer Sargent. I had the privilege to see this in flesh being conserved in a studio recently before it was returned to her house Smallhythe.

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My first A preview of my MA research, focused on Costume in Animation. To highlight design tropes, I studied the authentic historical fashion of Cowboys & Pirates, then created illustrative timelines of animated costumes to reveal repetitive garments.

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This hand painted gown dates from the 1930s and is one of the most colorful pieces in the collection. The attention to detail is incredible I particularly love how the coloured buttons blend in with the flowers.

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