Our exhibition ‘RED’, the fourth in our series ‘Our Collection by Colour’ was open from

30 August to 13 October 2024,

Friday 4pm to 8pm

Saturday/Sunday 1pm to 5pm.

Rare Renaissance textiles, ecclesiastical garments, reconstructions and one of Jude Law’s costume as Henry VIII in the movie Firebrand (2024) were on display.

Please download our flyer for more information by clicking on this LINK.

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Our Collection by Colour, No. 3 : BROWN

Our latest exhibition ‘BROWN’, the third in our series ‘Our Collection by Colour’ was open from

15 December 2023 to 28 January 2024.

Friday 4pm to 8pm
Saturday/Sunday 1pm to 5pm.

Please download our flyer for more information by using this LINK.

Download the exhibition catalogue.

A selection of tailoring tools

Original tools and reconstructions from the 18th c. to present day.

18th century coats

A c.1720-50 coat in uncut velvet and a French frock coat c.1780.

19th century coats

From left to right: a tailcoat c.1820, a frock coat c.1840, a tailcoat c.1850.

20th century menswear

From left to right: an Edwardian livery coat, a c.1920 French suit, a c.1940 suit from a London tailor, a c.1964 suit

A c.1890 dress in wool twill

Printed with a Japanese ‘kaiawase’ shell-matching game, with modern garments with the same motif.

Our Collection by Colour, No. 2 : BLUE

Our second exhibition ‘BLUE’ in our series ‘Our Collection by Colour’ was open from 18 August to 24 September 2023.

It told stories of wasteless and wasteful clothing told through blue textiles and dress. Please download the visit catalogue HERE.

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Display of the original c.1710 unpicked mantua

Side view of the reconstructed mantua

c.1792 frock coat, c.1760 pair or covered stays, reconstructed mantua c.1710

A display of Japanese garments

a pair of Japanese momohiki in Boro

A display of blue garments including Denim

A Japanese Uchikake kimono

Our Collection by Colour, No. 1 : White

Our first Winter exhibition ran at our School in London from December 2022 until the end of January 2023.

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 – 29/01/23

View of the whole exhibition room

The ruff story

The Muslin story

New Fashions from Old display

Details of reconstructed ruffs

Detail of a six-layered ruffler

Detail of reconstructed shirts c.1530-40

Detail of a miniature c.1805-10 dress

Book muslin from India

Ensemble by our trustee Nabil Nayal