The Fashion & Textile Museum in London
The Fashion & Textile Museum in London is a remarkable place, I cam image those studying design, fashion and visual merchandising frequent it often form inspiration. However it can be just as enjoyable to all that visit it as they take a journey through fashions from decades long gone by, incorporating jewellery and all elements of textile.
The London fashion and Textile Museum was founded by the iconic British fashion designer Zandra Rhodes and has become a showcase of changing exhibitions and source of knowledge for fashion students as previously mentioned. For example between May and October 2011 the museum exhibited ‘Tommy Nutter: Rebel on the Row’ a tailor whom opened a shop on Savile Row in London in 1969. Past exhibitions have included; ‘Swedish Fashion: Exploring a new identity’ as well as ‘Undercover: the evolution of underwear’. The exhibitions are fun and informative and always full of suprising facts aboutn the subject matter. In additional to these exhibitions, the museum also runs workshops and seminars, from quilt making to tailoring inspirations, there is always something to catch the imagination running.
The museum can be found in South London - Bermondsey and is open seven days a week, morning to the early evening. It is an absolute must see for fashion enthusiasts and historians alike, housed in a charming building the Fashion and Textile museum is a real gem in London’s crown and a true delight to your visual senses, go and have a look for yourself, you won’t be disappointed!
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