Monday 7th October 2019
Milford's Shirts: Scotland, Linen and Clothing the Enslaved
Dr Sally Tuckett
Lecturer in Dress & Textile History, University of Glasgow
Monday 4th November 2019
Fabric design and decoration on vintage Kimono
Sue Selwyn
Former Museum Curator & Head of Cultural Services and avid textile collector
Monday 2nd December 2019 - 19:00 (note earlier time)
Xmas party - Cocktail theme, details here
Monday 6th January 2020
'Better is the Proud Plaid'
Clothing and tartans worn by the Jacobite forces in the '45'
Jenn Scott
Author
Monday 3rd February 2020
‘Thinking about Fashion through the Collection
of the National Galleries of Scotland.’
Professor Chris Breward
Director of Collection and Research at the National Galleries of Scotland
Monday 2nd March 2020
‘Little Black Dress’
Georgina Ripley
Senior Curator, Modern and Contemporary Fashion and Textiles, National Museum of Scotland
If you own a LBD please wear it!
Accessories presentation part one - by Judith Hallam
Regretfully our meetings have been cancelled until further notice due to COVID-19 restrictions, please watch this page for further updates
Monday 11th January 2021
‘Costumes and embroidery from early to mid-twentieth century Palestine’
Janet CM Starkey MA, MPhil, PhD
Retired Lecturer in Anthropology, Durham University
Monday 1st February 2021
'Amidst Flowers and Leafy Trees'
Garden scenes in Iranian dress and textiles
Principal Curator, Middle East and South Asia, Department of World Studies, NMS
‘Unpacking Tutankhamun’s Wardrobe'
Rosalind Janssen, BA, MA, MSc, MTeach, MTh, PGCE, SFHEA
Honorary Lecturer, UCL Institute of Education
Lace maker, designer and teacher
Previously at Costume Society Scotland
Silk velvet, silk crépe de chine and angora rabbit evening coat c 1930/36