Fashion and Textiles

Years 12 and 13

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Read It

Fashion History from the 18th to 20th Century

Showcasing the Institute’s vast collection, Fashion History is a fascinating excursion through the last three centuries of clothing trends. Featuring impeccable photography of clothing expertly displayed and arranged on custom-made mannequins, it is a testimony to attire as “an essential manifestation of our very being” and to the Institute's passion for fashion as a complex and intricate art form.

Creative Fashion Illustration

Fashion illustration is skilful and inventive, and the best fashion illustrators can fulfil a brief creatively using their own unique approach. Visually-led and extremely accessible, this book is the go-to resource for anyone wanting to develop their own style. Easy-to-follow exercises are designed to build confidence and encourage experimentation as readers develop essential skills and learn simple and effective tips and tricks.

The Future of Fashion

Not many people understand how the current fashion industry is damaging our environment. The Future of Fashion will provide you with the opportunity to uncover this well-kept secret.

Selvedge Magazine

Read various issues of the Selvedge: The Fabric of Your Life Magazine.

New York Times - Fashion Edit

Read a series of wide ranging articles published by Fashion Editors from the New York Times.

Listen To It

The Business of Fashion Podcast

Listen to a wealth of Podcasts from The Business of Fashion on Spotify.

Wardrobe Crisis

With more than 180 episodes, and lots of guests including supermodels, economists, runway stars, and activists. The Podcast addresses key issues - the future of fashion, the fair treatment of garment workers, climate change, plastic pollution - but we do it with humour, vulnerability and warmth, which is why our audience continues to grow.

Dressed

Listen to a wide range of podcasts on Apple. With over 8 billion people in the world, we all have one thing in common. Every day we all get dressed. Join Dressed as we explore the social and cultural histories behind the who, what, when of why we wear.

The Cutting Room Floor

Listen to a wide range of Podcasts from The Cutting Room Floor on Spotify.

Unravel

Listen to a range of Podcasts from Unravel: A Fashion Podcast.

Watch It

The Unique Boutique

Watch this Channel 4 series in which inclusive fashionistas and designers dare to do what the high street doesn't: create fabulously bespoke and beautiful outfits for every body in their custom-built shop

The Great British Sewing Bee

Watch this BBC Series in which Amateur sewers compete to impress judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young, hoping to be crowned Britain’s most sensational seamster.

Make It At Market

Watch this BBC Series in which The Repair Shop's Dom Chinea works with a team of business and craft experts to help a group of budding entrepreneurs make a living from their crafting hobby.

McQueen

Watch McQueen,a film that mirrors the beauty, maverick orginiality and vivacity of this design. It details McQueen's own personal and progressional world, both tortured and inspired. It is a film which shows his rags-to-riches story as a modern-day fairy tale laced with gothic.

Coco Before Chanel (Film)

The 2009 biographical drama film that details the early life of the French fashion designer Coco Chanel.

Visit It

Fashion & Textile Museum

Visit the Fashion and Textile Museum in London.

The Design Museum

Visit The Design Museum in Kensington, London.

The Victoria & Albert Museum

Visit The Victoria & Albert Museum in South Kensington, London.

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