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19 lis 2023 · In this week's blog, Costume Society Ambassador Holly Siddle reviews the exhibition The Fabric of Democracy: Propaganda Textiles from the French Revolution to Brexit, currently on display at the Fashion and Textile Museum, London.
3 mar 2024 · Curated by design historian Amber Butchart, this exhibition explores printed propaganda textiles over more than two centuries. Discover how fabric designers and manufacturers have responded to political upheaval from the French Revolution through to Brexit.
2 lis 2023 · Hear how the exhibition explores how fabrics have been used as a political medium both in the home and on the body, through furnishing and fashion. Find out how textiles were used as a tool of the state across the political spectrum, from communism to fascism.
28 wrz 2023 · Preview. Review: Fabric of Democracy – Propaganda textiles from the French Revolution to Brexit. 28 September 2023. Words: Pamela Buxton. Exhibition reveals how political messages and militaristic or nationalistic images and patterns bring propaganda to a domestic level on clothes and fabrics.
2 paź 2023 · Visit The Fabric of Democracy: Propaganda and textiles from the French Revolution to Brexit at Fashion & Textiles Museum, 83 Bermondsey Street, London, SE1 3XF. Open 29 th September 2023 to 3 rd March 2024.
18 paź 2023 · Chart the rise of flag waving nationalism and the cult of the hero, from Nelson to Donald Trump, with some unusual items before coming up to date with slogan fashion and Post-truth propaganda today.
Political textiles A couple of weeks ago I added to an already busy day down in Southwark with a visit to the Fashion & Textile Museum's current display, Fabric of Democracy. The FTM is an unusual museum in that they don't have a permanent collection or display, they house temporary exhibitions for runs of around 6 months. Since I'm usually
