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Tag Archives: Designing Women
Enthusiasms: Women Fashion Artists
The recent exhibition at Tate Britain, ‘Now You See Us’ highlighted the achievements of women visual artists working in Britain over 400 years and more, both known and unknown. The exhibition was keen to include techniques other than figurative painting, … Continue reading
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Enthusiasms: Designs for New Women
At a time when the innovative designs of Coco Chanel are on display at the V&A Museum, it’s important to recognise the ways in which fashion design not only reflects but creates new social norms. Chanel has been feted for … Continue reading
Designing Women: Post-War British Textiles
As part of London’s Cultural Olympiad, the Fashion and Textile Museum is presenting an exhibition of 1950s and 1960s textile designs by women. This is an unusual initiative for them on several levels; firstly because most of the designs … Continue reading