Fashion & Nature Exhibition

For most of history fashion and nature were intertwined. Plants, animals, birds and insects were used to make clothing, accessories and the dyes to colour them. Garments were decorated with designs inspired by the natural world.

The relationship between fashion and nature is tangled, nature has been celebrated and admired by fashion but also plundered and destroyed.

Fashion and Nature tells this story, asking if the thread between fashion and nature is broken or whether it can regrow to thrive in the future?

The exhibition is part of the Fashioning Our Future project; made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players this exhibition has been created by local young people, working alongside the museum team, volunteers, and experts.

About The National Lottery Heritage Fund:

The National Lottery Heritage Fund is the largest funder for the UK’s heritage. Using money raised by National Lottery players we support projects that connect people and communities to heritage. Our vision is for heritage to be valued, cared for and sustained for everyone, now and in the future. From historic buildings, our industrial legacy and the natural environment, to collections, traditions, stories and more. Heritage can be anything from the past that people value and want to pass on to future generations. We believe in the power of heritage to ignite the imagination, offer joy and inspiration, and to build pride in place and connection to the past.