Articles relating to: Fashion
Revisiting Wakefield Kids at The Hepworth: “Not everything has to be considered normal to be beautiful.”
The ripples from a 2017 fashion shoot involving more than 100 Yorkshire schoolchildren at The Hepworth Wakefield are still being felt today.
Read the full story..“I would struggle to say that I am a feminist and contribute to fast fashion.” Jade Rice from Dirty Word talks to Northern Soul
I’ve finally broken up with fast fashion.
Read the full story..Photo Gallery: Northern Sustainable Fashion Revolution, Newcastle upon Tyne
Fast fashion is cheap, convenient, and helps the more frugal among us to experiment with new looks.
Read the full story..Photo Gallery: A Personal Collection of Vivienne Westwood Shoes, York Castle Museum
A Personal Collection of Vivienne Westwood Shoes is a touring exhibition from The Civic, Barnsley showing at York Castle Museum.
Read the full story..Photo Gallery: T-Shirt: Cult – Culture – Subversion, The Civic, Barnsley
A new exhibition is coming to South Yorkshire which collates some of the most recognisable and wearable designs of the last century. T-Shirt: Cult – Culture – Subversion “provides a unique insight into the historical and cultural influence of the most ubiquitous, affordable and popular garment of the last 100 years”.
Read the full story..Vogue’s century of style: Northern Soul goes behind the scenes
Anyone who knows me will realise that any sharp intakes of breath I might elicit from passing fashionistas are considerably more likely to be gasps of horror than of approval.
Read the full story..Photo Gallery: Vogue 100 at Manchester Art Gallery
Direct from the National Portrait Gallery in London, Vogue 100: A Century of Style is at Manchester Art Gallery until October 30, 2016.
Read the full story..Fashion on the Ration: 1940s Street Style at Imperial War Museum North
As I sit and wait for the call to connect with Amanda Mason, the historian behind Fashion on the Ration: 1940s Street Style, a new exhibition at The Imperial War Museum North, I wonder what it is about clothing from bygone eras that has piqued our interest.
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