{"id":2162,"date":"2023-02-15T17:30:32","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T17:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theschoolofhistoricaldress.org.uk\/?page_id=2162"},"modified":"2025-09-24T20:23:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T19:23:52","slug":"projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theschoolofhistoricaldress.org.uk\/?page_id=2162","title":{"rendered":"Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h1>Projects and collaborations<\/h1>\r\n<p>The School has taken part in many research projects regarding the cut and (re)construction of historical clothing, in collaboration with museums, universities and independent researchers.<\/p>\r\n<h1>2022-24<\/h1>\r\n<p>\u00a0The School team (tailors and seamstresses) cut and constructed all the costumes for Jude Law to play Henry VIII in the film Firebrand (UK release 6\/9\/2024), directed by Karim A\u00efnouz. We worked for our friend Michael O\u2019Connor, the wonderful costume designer of the film. We based our patterns on those extant garments and dressed him in all the appropriate layers of clothing. Jude Law was the most interested actor and extremely patient throughout the many fittings necessary. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CsoqeXiAfUJ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to watch him talk about the costumes in a press conference at Cannes Film Festival.<br \/><br \/>Cutter and maker Aur\u00e9lie Noble\u00a0<a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n x18oe1m7 x1sy0etr xstzfhl x972fbf x10w94by x1qhh985 x14e42zd x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 x3ct3a4 xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz notranslate _a6hd\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aurelie.costumes.et.broderies\/\">@aurelie.costumes.et.broderies<\/a><br \/>Makers Adrien Chombart de Lauwe\u00a0<a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n x18oe1m7 x1sy0etr xstzfhl x972fbf x10w94by x1qhh985 x14e42zd x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 x3ct3a4 xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz notranslate _a6hd\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/leliontailleur\/\">@leliontailleur<\/a>, Jordan Colls\u00a0<a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n x18oe1m7 x1sy0etr xstzfhl x972fbf x10w94by x1qhh985 x14e42zd x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 x3ct3a4 xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz notranslate _a6hd\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jordan.colls1\/\">@jordan.colls1<\/a>\u00a0, Alice Gordon\u00a0<a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n x18oe1m7 x1sy0etr xstzfhl x972fbf x10w94by x1qhh985 x14e42zd x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 x3ct3a4 xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz notranslate _a6hd\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/whiterabbitlynens\/\">@whiterabbitlynens<\/a>, Lou Martinez\u00a0<a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n x18oe1m7 x1sy0etr xstzfhl x972fbf x10w94by x1qhh985 x14e42zd x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 x3ct3a4 xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz notranslate _a6hd\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/loularajane\/\">@loularajane<\/a>, S\u00e9bastien Passot\u00a0<a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n x18oe1m7 x1sy0etr xstzfhl x972fbf x10w94by x1qhh985 x14e42zd x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 x3ct3a4 xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz notranslate _a6hd\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/passot_sebastien\/\">@passot_sebastien<\/a>, Joanna Rice\u00a0<a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n x18oe1m7 x1sy0etr xstzfhl x972fbf x10w94by x1qhh985 x14e42zd x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 x3ct3a4 xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz notranslate _a6hd\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/joanna4446\/\">@joanna4446<\/a>, Jenny Tiramani, Pawe\u0142 Tomaszewski\u00a0<a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n x18oe1m7 x1sy0etr xstzfhl x972fbf x10w94by x1qhh985 x14e42zd x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 x3ct3a4 xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz notranslate _a6hd\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pablitobypablito\/\">@pablitobypablito<\/a>.<br \/><br \/>Hats made independently by Josephine Willis <a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n x18oe1m7 x1sy0etr xstzfhl x972fbf x10w94by x1qhh985 x14e42zd x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 x3ct3a4 xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz notranslate _a6hd\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jowillis_millinery\/\">@jowillis_millinery<\/a>\u00a0&amp; Rachel Frost\u00a0<a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n x18oe1m7 x1sy0etr xstzfhl x972fbf x10w94by x1qhh985 x14e42zd x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 x3ct3a4 xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz notranslate _a6hd\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rachelfrosthatter\/\">@rachelfrosthatter<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><br \/><i><div class=\"slideshow_container slideshow_container_slideshow-jquery-image-gallery-custom-styles_1\" style=\"height: 300px; max-width: 500px;\" data-session-id=\"0\" data-style-name=\"slideshow-jquery-image-gallery-custom-styles_1\" data-style-version=\"1381154291\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_loading_icon\"><\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"slideshow_content\" style=\"display: none;\">\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/theschoolofhistoricaldress.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1921-09.jpg\" alt=\"1921 [09]\" width=\"1921\" height=\"1440\" 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src=\"https:\/\/theschoolofhistoricaldress.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2160-06.jpg\" alt=\"2160 [06]\" width=\"2160\" height=\"1440\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">2160 [06]<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/theschoolofhistoricaldress.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2160-07.jpg\" alt=\"2160 [07]\" width=\"2160\" height=\"1440\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">2160 [07]<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/theschoolofhistoricaldress.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2560-01.jpg\" alt=\"2560 [01]\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">2560 [01]<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/theschoolofhistoricaldress.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2160-08.jpg\" alt=\"2160 [08]\" width=\"2160\" height=\"1440\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">2160 [08]<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"slideshow_controlPanel slideshow_transparent\" style=\"display: none;\"><ul><li class=\"slideshow_togglePlay\" data-play-text=\"Play\" data-pause-text=\"Pause\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"slideshow_button slideshow_previous slideshow_transparent\" role=\"button\" data-previous-text=\"Previous\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\r\n\t<div class=\"slideshow_button slideshow_next slideshow_transparent\" role=\"button\" data-next-text=\"Next\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"slideshow_pagination\" style=\"display: none;\" data-go-to-text=\"Go to slide\"><div class=\"slideshow_pagination_center\"><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<!-- WordPress Slideshow Version 2.2.21 -->\r\n\r\n\t<\/div><\/i><\/p>\r\n<p><br \/>Photos \u00a9 Brouhaha Entertainment Limited<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2017<\/h1>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Reconstructed clothing, headwear and horse equipment, in collaboration with curator Jonathan Tavares, for the new Deering Family Galleries of Medieval and Renaissance Art, Arms, and Armor at the Art Institute of Chicago.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em><div class=\"slideshow_container slideshow_container_slideshow-jquery-image-gallery-custom-styles_1\" style=\"height: 300px; max-width: 500px;\" data-session-id=\"1\" data-style-name=\"slideshow-jquery-image-gallery-custom-styles_1\" data-style-version=\"1381154291\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_loading_icon\"><\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"slideshow_content\" style=\"display: none;\">\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/theschoolofhistoricaldress.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IM021770_009.jpg\" alt=\"The new gallery\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1912\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">The new gallery<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/theschoolofhistoricaldress.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/69A8930.jpg\" alt=\"Reconstructed legwear and headwear\" width=\"1682\" height=\"1183\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Reconstructed legwear and headwear<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description\">The blue silk velvet trunkhose are embroidered with silver twist and spangles<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/theschoolofhistoricaldress.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IM020800_pp.jpg\" alt=\"A German suit of armour c.1520\" width=\"1498\" height=\"2000\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">A German suit of armour c.1520<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/theschoolofhistoricaldress.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IM020634.jpg\" alt=\"Reconstructed bases and plated hose\" width=\"749\" height=\"974\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Reconstructed bases and plated hose<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/theschoolofhistoricaldress.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IM021420_MC.jpg\" alt=\"Silk velvet bases\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Silk velvet bases<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/theschoolofhistoricaldress.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IM021442_MC.jpg\" alt=\"Ostrich feathers\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2250\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Ostrich feathers<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/theschoolofhistoricaldress.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_4806.jpg\" alt=\"Silk velvet caparison with gold braid\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1314\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Silk velvet caparison with gold braid<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"slideshow_controlPanel slideshow_transparent\" style=\"display: none;\"><ul><li class=\"slideshow_togglePlay\" data-play-text=\"Play\" data-pause-text=\"Pause\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"slideshow_button slideshow_previous slideshow_transparent\" role=\"button\" data-previous-text=\"Previous\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\r\n\t<div class=\"slideshow_button slideshow_next slideshow_transparent\" role=\"button\" data-next-text=\"Next\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"slideshow_pagination\" style=\"display: none;\" data-go-to-text=\"Go to slide\"><div class=\"slideshow_pagination_center\"><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<!-- WordPress Slideshow Version 2.2.21 -->\r\n\r\n\t<\/div><\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00a0<\/h1>\r\n<h1>2016<\/h1>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2185\" src=\"http:\/\/theschoolofhistoricaldress.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/VA-Albert-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"286\" height=\"405\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2192\" src=\"http:\/\/theschoolofhistoricaldress.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/VA-Isabella-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"389\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The School of Historical Dress was commissioned by the V&amp;A Learning Centre to create two half-sized mannequins in authentic Early Modern dress of the late 16th and early 17th centuries. 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class=\"slideshow_title\">Stockings and garters<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/theschoolofhistoricaldress.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/VA-Isabella-12.jpg\" alt=\"Half-scale Spanish farthingale\" width=\"752\" height=\"1053\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Half-scale Spanish farthingale<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/theschoolofhistoricaldress.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/VA-Isabella-2.jpg\" alt=\"Boned bodies\" width=\"1657\" height=\"1173\" 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src=\"https:\/\/theschoolofhistoricaldress.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/VA-Isabella-4.jpg\" alt=\"Ruff and rebato\" width=\"830\" height=\"1173\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Ruff and rebato<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/theschoolofhistoricaldress.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/VA-Isabella-7.jpg\" alt=\"Velvet gown\" width=\"752\" height=\"1052\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Velvet gown<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/theschoolofhistoricaldress.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/VA-Isabella-1.jpg\" alt=\"Isabella fully dressed\" width=\"830\" height=\"1173\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Isabella fully dressed<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"slideshow_controlPanel slideshow_transparent\" style=\"display: none;\"><ul><li class=\"slideshow_togglePlay\" data-play-text=\"Play\" data-pause-text=\"Pause\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"slideshow_button slideshow_previous slideshow_transparent\" role=\"button\" data-previous-text=\"Previous\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\r\n\t<div class=\"slideshow_button slideshow_next slideshow_transparent\" role=\"button\" data-next-text=\"Next\" style=\"display: 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href=\"http:\/\/theschoolofhistoricaldress.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Introduction-to-Early-Modern-Dress-Resource.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Photography and resource design \u00a9 Victoria &amp; Albert Museum<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Projects and collaborations The School has taken part in many research projects regarding the cut and (re)construction of historical clothing, in collaboration with museums, universities and independent researchers. 2022-24 \u00a0The School team (tailors and seamstresses) cut and constructed all the costumes for Jude Law to play Henry VIII in the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-sidebar-content.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2162","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is 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