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From 1600s splendour to 1970s style, a new exhibition at Lotherton Hall is displaying wonderful dresses worn by Yorkshire women.  Visitors can discover what clothes meant to these women and what we can learn about society from their fashion choices.

Dress by Worth of Paris, worn by Mary Holden Illingworth in 1881

One of these women is Mary Holden Illingworth, daughter of Bradford wool magnate Sir Isaac Holden.  Mary obviously loved fashion and several of her luxurious and stylish outfits have survived.  The image above shows a dress she bought in 1881 for her daughter’s wedding.  It was created by the famous Parisian designer, Worth, and features an opulent fabric, fringing and a train.

Special Collections has loaned Mary’s book of travels and letters she wrote to her sister Maggie which include lots of detail about her interest in fashion.  Kay Eggleston blogged about padding mannequins so they were the…

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Breath of Air – Review, Judith Railton

“The Breath of Air exhibition gave us felted flying birds, a wedding across international boundaries, delicate landscapes, electronic cleverness, sand-filled dolls and a treasure filled tent to intrigue us with sight and sound”  “Beautiful, inspirational pieces full of colour and …

Snippets from Breath Of Air – an exhibition at Birkenhead Park Visitor Centre

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Breath of Air exhibition

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Biennial 2014 – Drawing the Line

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Drawing The Line

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Drawing the Line

Eight members of Review Textiles are putting together a show of new work for the Liverpool Biennial. ‘Drawing the Line ‘.The venue is the centrally placed Liverpool. Academy of Arts 36 Seel Street Liverpool L1 4BE Date: 5th to 18th …

Drawing the Line

Members of the group are continuing to work on a new project, Drawing the Line, with a view to exhibiting in the Independent strand of the Biennial in 2014. Here is a glimpse of preliminary ideas and sketches from two …

The Beginnings of Something New

The group is beginning a new project, it is in the very early stages of sketching and experimenting, but, it has potential to be something that is very exciting and diverse. The project is called ‘Drawing the Line’ where the …