Past Events

  • Xmas Meeting & From Fleece to Pleats
    Social afternoon with talk
    Xmas Meeting & From Fleece to Pleats

    Saturday 16 November 2024

    Sorry, no article is available.

  • Shape Shifting
    Janet Arnold Study Day
    Shape Shifting

    Saturday 05 October 2024

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  • Feathers, Fur and Skin
    Study Day
    Feathers, Fur and Skin

    Saturday 16 March 2024

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  • AGM & Glam Fashion
    Afternoon AGM and Talk
    AGM & Glam Fashion

    Saturday 10 February 2024

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  • Xmas Meeting & Talk - Dance, Dress, and Decorum: the ritual of Georgian court balls
    Social Afternoon with Talk
    Xmas Meeting & Talk - Dance, Dress, and Decorum: the ritual of Georgian court balls

    Saturday 18 November 2023

    Sorry, no article is available.

  • Uniformly Elegant
    Uniformly Elegant

    Thursday 19 October 2023

  • Janet Arnold Study Day - Fashion and Sustainability
    Study Day with workshops
    Janet Arnold Study Day - Fashion and Sustainability

    Saturday 07 October 2023

    Read four articles about the study day.

  • Jubilee Tea Party
    Afternoon Party
    Jubilee Tea Party

    Saturday 01 July 2023

  • March Study Day: Braving the Elements
    Study Day
    March Study Day: Braving the Elements

    Saturday 18 March 2023

  • AGM and Talk: A pocketful of Ha'pence
    Afternoon AGM and Talk
    AGM and Talk: A pocketful of Ha'pence

    Saturday 11 February 2023

  • Christmas Social & Talk: The Man in Red and White – Who Is Father Christmas?
    Afternoon Social & Talk
    Christmas Social & Talk: The Man in Red and White – Who Is Father Christmas?

    Saturday 19 November 2022

  • Dressing for Success Mediaeval style
    Janet Arnold Study Day
    Dressing for Success Mediaeval style

    Saturday 15 October 2022

  • March Study Day: Accessories
    Study Day
    March Study Day: Accessories

    Saturday 26 March 2022

  • 2022 AGM & Talk
    Afternoon AGM and Talk
    2022 AGM & Talk

    Saturday 12 February 2022

  • Christmas Meeting - The House Of Embroidered Paper
    Afternoon Social & Talk
    Christmas Meeting - The House Of Embroidered Paper

    Saturday 20 November 2021

  • The Politics of Fashion - From Cromwell to Thatcher
    Janet Arnold Study Day
    The Politics of Fashion - From Cromwell to Thatcher

    Saturday 02 October 2021

  • Followers of Shoe Fashion
    Zoom Talk
    Followers of Shoe Fashion

    Saturday 15 May 2021

  • Shoes and Shoe Shopping in the 18th Century
    Zoom Talk
    Shoes and Shoe Shopping in the 18th Century

    Saturday 20 March 2021

  • AGM and Making a Design Real
    Afternoon AGM & Talk
    AGM and Making a Design Real

    Saturday 13 February 2021

    Due to Covid-19 the normal AGM could not take place. Instead a remote AGM was organised before this date and the results announced at this event.

    The talk that was due to be live was presented via Zoom.

  • Xmas Meeting and Fashion Illustrations 1930-1980
    Zoom Talk
    Xmas Meeting and Fashion Illustrations 1930-1980

    Saturday 21 November 2020

  • Janet Arnold Study Day - The Politics of Fashion: from Cromwell to Thatcher
    Janet Arnold Study Day
    Janet Arnold Study Day - The Politics of Fashion: from Cromwell to Thatcher

    Saturday 03 October 2020

    Postponed due to Covid-19.

    Event Postponed
  • The Game's Afoot: the story of shoes
    Study Day
    The Game's Afoot: the story of shoes

    Saturday 21 March 2020

    Postponed due to Covid-19.

    Event Postponed
  • AGM & White Embroidery Accessories in the Victorian Period
    Afternoon AGM & Talk
    AGM & White Embroidery Accessories in the Victorian Period

    Saturday 08 February 2020

  • The Glove Story
    Afternoon Social & Talk
    The Glove Story

    Saturday 16 November 2019

  • Breaking the Mould? Freedom and restraint in Victorian dress
    Janet Arnold Study Day
    Breaking the Mould? Freedom and restraint in Victorian dress

    Saturday 05 October 2019

  • Visit to Dents Glove Factory
    Visit
    Visit to Dents Glove Factory

    Tuesday 17 September 2019

  • Visit to The Weald & Downland Living Museum
    Visit
    Visit to The Weald & Downland Living Museum

    Wednesday 19 June 2019

    Event Cancelled
  • The Power of Colour
    Study Day
    The Power of Colour

    Saturday 16 March 2019

  • AGM & White Embroidery Accessories in the Victorian Period
    Afternoon AGM & Talk
    AGM & White Embroidery Accessories in the Victorian Period

    Saturday 02 February 2019

    Cancelled due to bad weather.

    Event Cancelled
  • Christmas Meeting
    Afternoon Social & Talk
    Christmas Meeting

    Saturday 17 November 2018

  • Masculine Attire - It isn't always Black or Blue
    Janet Arnold Study Day
    Masculine Attire - It isn't always Black or Blue

    Saturday 06 October 2018

  • Visit to Killerton House
    Visit to Killerton House

    Saturday 14 July 2018

  • The University of Bristol Theatre Collection
    The University of Bristol Theatre Collection

    Thursday 24 May 2018

  • Couturier or Dressmaker in C20th London Society
    Couturier or Dressmaker in C20th London Society

    Saturday 17 March 2018

  • AGM - Foale and Tuffin
    AGM - Foale and Tuffin

    Saturday 03 February 2018

  • Christmas Meeting -
 Dress in the Time of Jane Austen
    Christmas Meeting - Dress in the Time of Jane Austen

    Saturday 18 November 2017

  • Janet Arnold Study Day: Dressing to impress in the Seventeenth Century
    Janet Arnold Study Day
    Janet Arnold Study Day: Dressing to impress in the Seventeenth Century

    Saturday 07 October 2017

  • American Museum - Jazz Age
    American Museum - Jazz Age

    Saturday 19 August 2017

  • Blaise Castle House Museum Visit 2
    Blaise Castle House Museum Visit 2

    Thursday 15 June 2017

  • Blaise Castle House Museum Visit 1
    Visit
    Blaise Castle House Museum Visit 1

    Thursday 18 May 2017

  • March Study Day - Communicating Fashion
    Study Day
    March Study Day - Communicating Fashion

    Saturday 18 March 2017

  • AGM and Lace in Fashion: A Collection Story at the Fashion Museum
    Afternoon AGM & Talk
    AGM and Lace in Fashion: A Collection Story at the Fashion Museum

    Saturday 04 February 2017

  • Christmas Meeting - The Production and Consumption  of Luxury Fashion in Paris 1795-1855
    Afternoon Social & Talk
    Christmas Meeting - The Production and Consumption of Luxury Fashion in Paris 1795-1855

    Saturday 19 November 2016

  • Janet Arnold Study Day: Structure and Artifice
    Janet Arnold Study Day
    Janet Arnold Study Day: Structure and Artifice

    Saturday 01 October 2016

  • Visit to Wells Cathedral
    Visit
    Visit to Wells Cathedral

    Wednesday 06 July 2016

  • Visit: Priest's House Museum and Fashion Museum
    Visit
    Visit: Priest's House Museum and Fashion Museum

    Saturday 07 May 2016

  • March Study Day - Fabrics in Fashion
    March Study Day - Fabrics in Fashion

    Saturday 19 March 2016

  • AGM - Designing Costume for Stage and Screen
    AGM - Designing Costume for Stage and Screen

    Saturday 06 February 2016

  • Christmas Meeting - The Story of a Department Store: Jollys of Bath
    Christmas Meeting - The Story of a Department Store: Jollys of Bath

    Saturday 21 November 2015

  • Practicality or a Flight of  Fancy? - Beetles, Feathers  and Furs
    Practicality or a Flight of Fancy? - Beetles, Feathers and Furs

    Saturday 03 October 2015

  • Visit to Pittards in Yeovil - visit 3
    Visit to Pittards in Yeovil - visit 3

    Tuesday 04 August 2015

  • Visit to Pittards in Yeovil - visit 2
    Visit to Pittards in Yeovil - visit 2

    Tuesday 02 June 2015

  • Leeds
    Leeds

    Wednesday 13 May 2015 - Sunday 17 May 2015

  • Visit to Pittards in Yeovil - visit 1
    Visit to Pittards in Yeovil - visit 1

    Tuesday 05 May 2015

  • March Study Day - The Georgians
    March Study Day - The Georgians

    Saturday 21 March 2015

  • Blitz Magazine 1980-91 and AGM
    Blitz Magazine 1980-91 and AGM

    Saturday 07 February 2015

  • Christmas Meeting - The Dress of the New World
    Christmas Meeting - The Dress of the New World

    Saturday 22 November 2014

  • Second time around:the reuse and restyling of clothing
    Second time around:the reuse and restyling of clothing

    Saturday 04 October 2014

  • Imagine... Lace at Waddesdon
    Imagine... Lace at Waddesdon

    Friday 05 September 2014

  • Visit:  Kaffe Fassett at the American Museum
    Visit: Kaffe Fassett at the American Museum

    Saturday 23 August 2014

  • Horsehair factory and Shoe museum - 2
    Horsehair factory and Shoe museum - 2

    Wednesday 09 July 2014

  • Horsehair factory and Shoe museum
    Horsehair factory and Shoe museum

    Wednesday 21 May 2014

  • Dressing the Little Dears
    Dressing the Little Dears

    Saturday 15 March 2014

  • AGM - Dressed for War
    AGM - Dressed for War

    Saturday 01 February 2014

  • Christmas Meeting - Sumptuous Silks - Japanese kimono from 1600
to present day
    Christmas Meeting - Sumptuous Silks - Japanese kimono from 1600 to present day

    Saturday 23 November 2013

  • Layers of fashion - Take II - recreating Patterns of Fashion dresses
    Layers of fashion - Take II - recreating Patterns of Fashion dresses

    Saturday 05 October 2013

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  • Cottonopolis
    Cottonopolis

    Thursday 19 September 2013 - Sunday 22 September 2013

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  • Chertsey Museum - Day & Night - from the bedroom to the ballroom: 1929-1939
    Chertsey Museum - Day & Night - from the bedroom to the ballroom: 1929-1939

    Tuesday 18 June 2013

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  • Seeing Red - March Study Day
    Seeing Red - March Study Day

    Saturday 23 March 2013

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  • Passion for Fashion
    Passion for Fashion

    Saturday 02 February 2013

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  • The Thin Red Line - Recreating military uniforms for modern wear.
    The Thin Red Line - Recreating military uniforms for modern wear.

    Saturday 17 November 2012

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  • Glitter and Glamour
    Glitter and Glamour

    Saturday 06 October 2012

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  • Dents Gloves
    Dents Gloves

    Thursday 27 September 2012

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  • Weald & Downland Open Air Museum
    Weald & Downland Open Air Museum

    Monday 20 August 2012

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  • Trowbridge Museum
    Trowbridge Museum

    Wednesday 30 May 2012

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  • The Dress of Ordinary People
    The Dress of Ordinary People

    Saturday 17 March 2012

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  • AGM & Luxurious and Fashionable: Whitework embroideries in the 18th century

    Saturday 04 February 2012

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  • Christmas meeting - Brittany au fil de l'aiguille - Pat Poppy
    Christmas meeting - Brittany au fil de l'aiguille - Pat Poppy

    Saturday 19 November 2011

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  • Kelmscott House
    Kelmscott House

    Thursday 20 October 2011

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  • Janet Arnold Study Day - Shops and Shopping
    Janet Arnold Study Day - Shops and Shopping

    Saturday 08 October 2011

    Exclusive behind scenes tour!

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