Past Events

  • Xmas Meeting - Medieval Christmas
    Social afternoon with talk
    Xmas Meeting - Medieval Christmas

    Saturday 15 Nov 2025

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  • Janet Arnold Study Day - The Evolution and Influence of Menswear – from Function to Fashion
    Study Day
    Janet Arnold Study Day - The Evolution and Influence of Menswear – from Function to Fashion

    Saturday 04 Oct 2025

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  • The frill and the froth of it – a look at lace
    Study Day
    The frill and the froth of it – a look at lace

    Saturday 22 Mar 2025

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  • AGM & Alexander McQueen
    Afternoon Meeting
    AGM & Alexander McQueen

    Saturday 15 Feb 2025

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  • Xmas Meeting & From Fleece to Pleats
    Social afternoon with talk
    Xmas Meeting & From Fleece to Pleats

    Saturday 16 Nov 2024

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  • Shape Shifting
    Janet Arnold Study Day
    Shape Shifting

    Saturday 05 Oct 2024

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  • Feathers, Fur and Skin
    Study Day
    Feathers, Fur and Skin

    Saturday 16 Mar 2024

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  • AGM & Glam Fashion
    Afternoon AGM and Talk
    AGM & Glam Fashion

    Saturday 10 Feb 2024

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  • Xmas Meeting & Talk - Dance, Dress, and Decorum: the ritual of Georgian court balls
    Social Afternoon with Talk
    Xmas Meeting & Talk - Dance, Dress, and Decorum: the ritual of Georgian court balls

    Saturday 18 Nov 2023

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  • Uniformly Elegant
    Uniformly Elegant

    Thursday 19 Oct 2023

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  • Janet Arnold Study Day - Fashion and Sustainability
    Study Day with workshops
    Janet Arnold Study Day - Fashion and Sustainability

    Saturday 07 Oct 2023

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  • Jubilee Tea Party
    Afternoon Party
    Jubilee Tea Party

    Saturday 01 Jul 2023

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  • March Study Day: Braving the Elements
    Study Day
    March Study Day: Braving the Elements

    Saturday 18 Mar 2023

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  • AGM and Talk: A pocketful of Ha'pence
    Afternoon AGM and Talk
    AGM and Talk: A pocketful of Ha'pence

    Saturday 11 Feb 2023

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  • Christmas Social & Talk: The Man in Red and White – Who Is Father Christmas?
    Afternoon Social & Talk
    Christmas Social & Talk: The Man in Red and White – Who Is Father Christmas?

    Saturday 19 Nov 2022

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  • Dressing for Success Mediaeval style
    Janet Arnold Study Day
    Dressing for Success Mediaeval style

    Saturday 15 Oct 2022

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  • March Study Day: Accessories
    Study Day
    March Study Day: Accessories

    Saturday 26 Mar 2022

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  • 2022 AGM & Talk
    Afternoon AGM and Talk
    2022 AGM & Talk

    Saturday 12 Feb 2022

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  • Christmas Meeting - The House Of Embroidered Paper
    Afternoon Social & Talk
    Christmas Meeting - The House Of Embroidered Paper

    Saturday 20 Nov 2021

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  • The Politics of Fashion - From Cromwell to Thatcher
    Janet Arnold Study Day
    The Politics of Fashion - From Cromwell to Thatcher

    Saturday 02 Oct 2021

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  • Followers of Shoe Fashion
    Zoom Talk
    Followers of Shoe Fashion

    Saturday 15 May 2021

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  • Shoes and Shoe Shopping in the 18th Century
    Zoom Talk
    Shoes and Shoe Shopping in the 18th Century

    Saturday 20 Mar 2021

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  • AGM and Making a Design Real
    Afternoon AGM & Talk
    AGM and Making a Design Real

    Saturday 13 Feb 2021

    Due to Covid-19 the normal AGM could not take place. Instead a remote AGM was organised before this date and the results announced at this event.

    The talk that was due to be live was presented via Zoom.

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  • Xmas Meeting and Fashion Illustrations 1930-1980
    Zoom Talk
    Xmas Meeting and Fashion Illustrations 1930-1980

    Saturday 21 Nov 2020

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  • Janet Arnold Study Day - The Politics of Fashion: from Cromwell to Thatcher
    Janet Arnold Study Day
    Janet Arnold Study Day - The Politics of Fashion: from Cromwell to Thatcher

    Saturday 03 Oct 2020

    Postponed due to Covid-19.

    Event Postponed
  • The Game's Afoot: the story of shoes
    Study Day
    The Game's Afoot: the story of shoes

    Saturday 21 Mar 2020

    Postponed due to Covid-19.

    Event Postponed
  • AGM & White Embroidery Accessories in the Victorian Period
    Afternoon AGM & Talk
    AGM & White Embroidery Accessories in the Victorian Period

    Saturday 08 Feb 2020

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  • The Glove Story
    Afternoon Social & Talk
    The Glove Story

    Saturday 16 Nov 2019

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  • Breaking the Mould? Freedom and restraint in Victorian dress
    Janet Arnold Study Day
    Breaking the Mould? Freedom and restraint in Victorian dress

    Saturday 05 Oct 2019

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  • Visit to Dents Glove Factory
    Visit
    Visit to Dents Glove Factory

    Tuesday 17 Sep 2019

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  • Visit to The Weald & Downland Living Museum
    Visit
    Visit to The Weald & Downland Living Museum

    Wednesday 19 Jun 2019

    Event Cancelled
  • The Power of Colour
    Study Day
    The Power of Colour

    Saturday 16 Mar 2019

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  • AGM & White Embroidery Accessories in the Victorian Period
    Afternoon AGM & Talk
    AGM & White Embroidery Accessories in the Victorian Period

    Saturday 02 Feb 2019

    Cancelled due to bad weather.

    Event Cancelled
  • Christmas Meeting
    Afternoon Social & Talk
    Christmas Meeting

    Saturday 17 Nov 2018

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  • Masculine Attire - It isn't always Black or Blue
    Janet Arnold Study Day
    Masculine Attire - It isn't always Black or Blue

    Saturday 06 Oct 2018

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  • Visit to Killerton House
    Visit to Killerton House

    Saturday 14 Jul 2018

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  • The University of Bristol Theatre Collection
    The University of Bristol Theatre Collection

    Thursday 24 May 2018

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  • Couturier or Dressmaker in C20th London Society
    Couturier or Dressmaker in C20th London Society

    Saturday 17 Mar 2018

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  • AGM - Foale and Tuffin
    AGM - Foale and Tuffin

    Saturday 03 Feb 2018

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  • Christmas Meeting - Dress in the Time of Jane Austen
    Christmas Meeting - Dress in the Time of Jane Austen

    Saturday 18 Nov 2017

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  • Janet Arnold Study Day: Dressing to impress in the Seventeenth Century
    Janet Arnold Study Day
    Janet Arnold Study Day: Dressing to impress in the Seventeenth Century

    Saturday 07 Oct 2017

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  • American Museum - Jazz Age
    American Museum - Jazz Age

    Saturday 19 Aug 2017

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  • Blaise Castle House Museum Visit 2
    Blaise Castle House Museum Visit 2

    Thursday 15 Jun 2017

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  • Blaise Castle House Museum Visit 1
    Visit
    Blaise Castle House Museum Visit 1

    Thursday 18 May 2017

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  • March Study Day - Communicating Fashion
    Study Day
    March Study Day - Communicating Fashion

    Saturday 18 Mar 2017

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  • AGM and Lace in Fashion: A Collection Story at the Fashion Museum
    Afternoon AGM & Talk
    AGM and Lace in Fashion: A Collection Story at the Fashion Museum

    Saturday 04 Feb 2017

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  • Christmas Meeting - The Production and Consumption of Luxury Fashion in Paris 1795-1855
    Afternoon Social & Talk
    Christmas Meeting - The Production and Consumption of Luxury Fashion in Paris 1795-1855

    Saturday 19 Nov 2016

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  • Janet Arnold Study Day: Structure and Artifice
    Janet Arnold Study Day
    Janet Arnold Study Day: Structure and Artifice

    Saturday 01 Oct 2016

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  • Visit to Wells Cathedral
    Visit
    Visit to Wells Cathedral

    Wednesday 06 Jul 2016

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  • Visit: Priest's House Museum and Fashion Museum
    Visit
    Visit: Priest's House Museum and Fashion Museum

    Saturday 07 May 2016

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  • March Study Day - Fabrics in Fashion
    March Study Day - Fabrics in Fashion

    Saturday 19 Mar 2016

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  • AGM - Designing Costume for Stage and Screen
    AGM - Designing Costume for Stage and Screen

    Saturday 06 Feb 2016

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  • Christmas Meeting - The Story of a Department Store: Jollys of Bath
    Christmas Meeting - The Story of a Department Store: Jollys of Bath

    Saturday 21 Nov 2015

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  • Practicality or a Flight of Fancy? - Beetles, Feathers and Furs
    Practicality or a Flight of Fancy? - Beetles, Feathers and Furs

    Saturday 03 Oct 2015

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  • Visit to Pittards in Yeovil - visit 3
    Visit to Pittards in Yeovil - visit 3

    Tuesday 04 Aug 2015

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  • Visit to Pittards in Yeovil - visit 2
    Visit to Pittards in Yeovil - visit 2

    Tuesday 02 Jun 2015

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  • Leeds
    Leeds

    Wednesday 13 May 2015 - Sunday 17 May 2015

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  • Visit to Pittards in Yeovil - visit 1
    Visit to Pittards in Yeovil - visit 1

    Tuesday 05 May 2015

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  • March Study Day - The Georgians
    March Study Day - The Georgians

    Saturday 21 Mar 2015

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  • Blitz Magazine 1980-91 and AGM
    Blitz Magazine 1980-91 and AGM

    Saturday 07 Feb 2015

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  • Christmas Meeting - The Dress of the New World
    Christmas Meeting - The Dress of the New World

    Saturday 22 Nov 2014

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  • Second time around:the reuse and restyling of clothing
    Second time around:the reuse and restyling of clothing

    Saturday 04 Oct 2014

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  • Imagine... Lace at Waddesdon
    Imagine... Lace at Waddesdon

    Friday 05 Sep 2014

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  • Visit: Kaffe Fassett at the American Museum
    Visit: Kaffe Fassett at the American Museum

    Saturday 23 Aug 2014

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  • Horsehair factory and Shoe museum - 2
    Horsehair factory and Shoe museum - 2

    Wednesday 09 Jul 2014

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  • Horsehair factory and Shoe museum
    Horsehair factory and Shoe museum

    Wednesday 21 May 2014

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  • Dressing the Little Dears
    Dressing the Little Dears

    Saturday 15 Mar 2014

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  • AGM - Dressed for War
    AGM - Dressed for War

    Saturday 01 Feb 2014

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  • Christmas Meeting - Sumptuous Silks - Japanese kimono from 1600 to present day
    Christmas Meeting - Sumptuous Silks - Japanese kimono from 1600 to present day

    Saturday 23 Nov 2013

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  • Layers of fashion - Take II - recreating Patterns of Fashion dresses
    Layers of fashion - Take II - recreating Patterns of Fashion dresses

    Saturday 05 Oct 2013

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  • Cottonopolis
    Cottonopolis

    Thursday 19 Sep 2013 - Sunday 22 Sep 2013

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  • Chertsey Museum - Day & Night - from the bedroom to the ballroom: 1929-1939
    Chertsey Museum - Day & Night - from the bedroom to the ballroom: 1929-1939

    Tuesday 18 Jun 2013

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  • Seeing Red - March Study Day
    Seeing Red - March Study Day

    Saturday 23 Mar 2013

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  • Passion for Fashion
    Passion for Fashion

    Saturday 02 Feb 2013

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  • The Thin Red Line - Recreating military uniforms for modern wear.
    The Thin Red Line - Recreating military uniforms for modern wear.

    Saturday 17 Nov 2012

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  • Glitter and Glamour
    Glitter and Glamour

    Saturday 06 Oct 2012

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  • Dents Gloves
    Dents Gloves

    Thursday 27 Sep 2012

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  • Weald & Downland Open Air Museum
    Weald & Downland Open Air Museum

    Monday 20 Aug 2012

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  • Trowbridge Museum
    Trowbridge Museum

    Wednesday 30 May 2012

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  • The Dress of Ordinary People
    The Dress of Ordinary People

    Saturday 17 Mar 2012

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  • AGM & Luxurious and Fashionable: Whitework embroideries in the 18th century

    Saturday 04 Feb 2012

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  • Christmas meeting - Brittany au fil de l'aiguille - Pat Poppy
    Christmas meeting - Brittany au fil de l'aiguille - Pat Poppy

    Saturday 19 Nov 2011

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  • Kelmscott House
    Kelmscott House

    Thursday 20 Oct 2011

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  • Janet Arnold Study Day - Shops and Shopping
    Janet Arnold Study Day - Shops and Shopping

    Saturday 08 Oct 2011

    Exclusive behind scenes tour!

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