Spring 2023 courses online

The program for our Spring 2023 courses can be found here. All of our courses can be booked online on our webshop.

In memoriam – Dame Vivienne Westwood

Words cannot express our sorrow at the passing of our dear friend and Patron of our School, Vivienne Westwood on 29 December 2022. In the words of the @viviennewestwood Instagram post ‘The world needs people like Vivienne to make a change for the better’. She was a true heroine and did make …

WHITE Exhibition – EXTENDED

Our first exhibition has been extended at our School in London until the end of January. Our Collection by Colour, No. 1 : White Three stories of white clothes told through textiles and dress in our collection: Ruffs, Muslin and New Fashions from Old. Dowload the brochure here: WHITE EXHIBITION 02/12/22 …

New release : Patterns of Fashion 2

The wait is finally over! We are please to announce the release of the new edition of the second volume from the original ‘Patterns of Fashion’ series by Janet Arnold.   Patterns of Fashion 2 has 166 pages, with full colour images of the garments and scale patterns in colour. There are …

In Memoriam – Wendy Hefford

It is with great sadness that we report the passing of our trustee Wendy Hefford, MA (Oxon), FSA, on 9th June 2022. Her connection with our School was very important to Wendy and she was a most generous benefactor and supporter throughout the years, most especially during the pandemic. Wendy had been employed at the Victoria and …

The School in the press

A selection of press articles featuring The School of Historical Dress and teachers. 2021 – The New York Times ‘Bridgerton’ Is Just the Beginning 2017 – Texelse Courant Kledingstukken Palmhoutwrak uit Ottomaanse Rijk 2017 – WTTW News Art Institute Expands Display of Arms, Armor and Medieval Art 2017 – Apollo …

Launch

We held the official launch of the School in October 2012 at The Society of Antiquaries of London, Burlington House, Piccadilly. Our guests of honour were Sir Roy Strong and Dame Vivienne Westwood who both gave passionate speeches in support of the establishment of the School. The launch was attended …