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The Hidden Life Of Clothing – Talk by Rachel Worth
Thursday, February 15, 2024
- Location: Lecture Hall
- £9 Members; £12 Non-members
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Accompanying the upcoming Fashioning Our World exhibition, Rachel Worth’s talk will give a unique insight into the history of fashion in relation to issues of sustainability, exploring the ways in which knowledge of the past can help us understand fast fashion today and inform more sustainable clothing choices in the future.
Rachel is Professor Emerita at the Arts University Bournemouth and has published widely on the history of non-elite clothing, her recent books including Fashion and Class (Bloomsbury, 2020), and The Hidden Life of Clothing: Historical Perspectives on Fashion and Sustainability (Bloomsbury, 2023). She has contributed to BBC Radio 4, the BBC 2 series Shopgirls and The Great British Sewing Bee.
This is a fundraising talk for Salisbury Museum (registered charity no 289850)
£9 Members; £12 Non-members
Pre-booking essential
7.30pm
