Fashion and Textile Museum facts for kids
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| Established | 2003 |
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| Location | Bermondsey, London Borough of Southwark |
| Type | Fashion, textiles |
| Founder | Zandra Rhodes |
| Architect | Ricardo Legorreta |
| Public transit access | London Bridge station |
The Fashion and Textile Museum is a cool museum in London, England. It's all about fashion and textiles, which are different kinds of fabrics.
This museum was started in 2003 by a famous designer named Zandra Rhodes. It's located in Bermondsey, a part of London. A famous Mexican architect, Ricardo Legorreta, designed its unique building.
The Museum Building
The museum building used to be an old warehouse. It was completely changed by Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta. He worked with Zandra Rhodes to make it special. This was the only building Legorreta ever designed in Europe!
Inside, there are cool spaces for showing off fashion and textiles. There's also a studio where people can work with fabrics and a printing workshop. The building itself is a big attraction because of its super bright colors! It's painted hot pink, burnt orange, yellow, and bright blue. These colors make it stand out and look really fun.
Awesome Exhibitions
The Fashion and Textile Museum often has exciting exhibitions. These shows display different styles of clothing and fabrics from history and today. They help you learn about how fashion has changed over time.
Here are some examples of past exhibitions:
- 150 Years of the Royal School of Needlework: Crown to Catwalk (2022): This show celebrated amazing embroidery and needlework.
- Beautiful People: The Boutique in 1960s Counterculture (2021-2022): This exhibition looked at the cool fashion from the 1960s.
- Zandra Rhodes: 50 Years of Fabulous (2019-2020): A special show about the museum's founder, Zandra Rhodes, and her amazing designs.
- Swinging London: A Lifestyle Revolution | Terence Conran – Mary Quant (2019): This exhibition explored the exciting fashion and design of "Swinging London."
- Night and Day: 1930s Fashion and Photographs (2018-2019): This show took visitors back to the stylish clothes of the 1930s.
- Orla Kiely: A Life in Pattern (2018): This exhibition featured the colorful patterns of designer Orla Kiely.
- T-Shirt: Cult – Culture – Subversion (2018): A look at the history and meaning of the simple T-shirt.
- The World of Anna Sui (2017): This show explored the unique and creative world of designer Anna Sui.
- 1920s Jazz Age Fashion & Photographs (2016-2017): This exhibition brought to life the glamorous fashion of the 1920s Jazz Age.
- Missoni Art Colour (2016): A colorful exhibition about the famous Italian fashion house, Missoni.
- Liberty in Fashion (2015-2016): This show celebrated the beautiful designs from Liberty London.
- Riviera Style: Resort and Swimwear Style Since 1900 (2015): This exhibition showed how swimwear and holiday clothes have changed.
- Thea Porter: 70s Bohemian Chic (2015): A look at the relaxed and stylish fashion of the 1970s.
- Knitwear: From Chanel to Westwood (2014-2015): This exhibition explored the history of knitted clothing.
- Made in Mexico: The Rebozo in Art, Culture & Fashion (2014): This show focused on the beautiful Mexican rebozo, a type of shawl.
- Artist Textiles: Picasso to Warhol (2014): This exhibition showed how famous artists designed fabrics.
- Hartnell to Amies: Couture By Royal Appointment (2012-2013): This show featured clothes made for the Royal Family.
- POP! Culture and Fashion 1955–1976 (2012): This exhibition looked at how pop culture influenced fashion.
- Tommy Nutter: Rebel on the Row (2011): A show about a famous tailor who dressed rock stars.
- Horrockses Fashions: Off the Peg Style in the '40s and '50s (2010): This exhibition explored ready-to-wear fashion from the 1940s and 1950s.
- Undercover: The Evolution of Underwear (2009): This show looked at how underwear has changed over time.
- Little Black Dress (2008): A classic exhibition about the iconic little black dress.
See also
In Spanish: Fashion and Textile Museum para niños
- Fashion museum
- Textile museum
