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Behind the scenes at the Met for "Women Dressing Women", with conservator Melina Plottu (Christmas Special)
22/12/2023 | 54 mins.In this episode we go behind the scenes at the Met for the Costume Institute's new exhibition "Women Dressing Women" with curator Melina Plottu, textiles conservator, as our guide. Learn about the process of preparing garments for display and discover the secrets of this extraordinary role that plays such an important but often unseen part of fashion exhibitions at this scale.
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Conserving Gallenga's Theodosia
The book accompanying the exhibitionThe Lee Miller Story. With Ami Bouhassane, Robin Muir, Josephine Ross and Lucy Clayton
08/12/2023 | 1h 5 mins.In this episode we explore the life and work of iconic artist, Lee Miller, in anticipation of the new film starring Kate Winslet.
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Lee Miller: Fashion in Wartime Britain
Leave us a review- Today's episode takes us to the Museum of London – where the major contribution of Jewish designers in making London an iconic fashion city is recognised in a new exhibtion. Revealing the stories of Jewish fashion makers who became industry leaders, founded retail chains still familiar on the high street today, and dressed the rich and famous Told through textiles, oral histories, objects and photography this is a show where every stitch tells a story.
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Fashion City events programme - This episode celebrates a new exhibition at the Fashion & Textiles Museum here in London: "The Fabric of Democracy: Propaganda Textiles from the French Revolution to Brexit" with curator, writer and broadcaster Amber Butchart. Discover how textiles have played a key role in the art of propaganda throughout the ages.
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Dressed for War: The Story of Audrey Withers, Vogue editor extraordinaire from the Blitz to the Swinging Sixties, by Julie Summers
Musée de la Toile de Jouy - You can trust Lucy Clayton to take you to some dark places each Halloween but this year, we bring you the ultimate guide to Goth. Author Cathi Unsworth has written the definitive history of Goth and joins us to talk music, eyeliner and icons of this spookiest of genres.
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Cathi Unsowrth
Season of the Witch: The Book of Goth – Cathi's book
Season of the Witch - song by Julie Driscoll
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About Dress: Fancy: The Podcast About Dressing Up
A smart, playful and interrogative take on contemporary fashion and its context – weaving together sartorial and social history to tell powerful, surprising stories of identity.
Hosted by Lucy Clayton together with a selection of special guests including designers, artists, writers, activists, academics and of course, the dresser uppers themselves, this show explores the way we dress in all its creative, sequinned and chaotic glory.
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