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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.
28 wrz 2023 · Spanning nearly 250 years from the French Revolution to today, the exhibition promises to shine a light on the use of printed textiles to convey national identity and political allegiances, and as a tool of state, particularly at times of conflict.
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.
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.
18 paź 2023 · From the Battle of Hastings to the French Revolution, the World Wars to Maoist China, see how textiles and clothing have been used as important propaganda tools. Fans and scarves, in particular, were popular canvases!
5 paź 2023 · Warp and Weft. A new exhibition at London’s Fashion and Textile Museum looks at the ideological positions communicated by the most innocuous-seeming of domestic fabrics. It’s a stitch-up, says its curator.
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.
