Fashion Through the Ages
| Facilitator | Brenda Mason |
| Meetings | 4th Thursday of the month in the Lesser Clarkston Hall, Clarkston Road, Clarkston |
Time: 2.00pm
Next meeting: 25th April - Group visit to Paisley Thread Museum
Have you ever wondered how we have come to wear what we wear today? Fashion has evolved greatly over the years and it’s fascinating to see how what was once the height of fashion can often look totally ridiculous now.
This Group aims to explore all aspects of the history of fashion and how tastes have changed over the years. Each meeting will look at a different aspect of what we wear - it could be about shoes, hats, children’s clothing as well as the more obvious women’s and men’s fashion. If a particular era is of interest, e.g. fashion of the 60’s, Victorian, Regency or Edwardian periods then those could be included as well.
This group is not a “class “ or a “course” about the history of fashion. Rather it’s about a group of people with a shared interest getting together to discover more about the subject. The idea is to learn together and from each other in the true spirit of the u3a.
Members of the group are encouraged to research any aspect of the subject that interests them and to prepare a short presentation to deliver to the rest of the group in whatever form they wish (it could be a PowerPoint presentation or simply a talk with, perhaps, some handouts with pictures etc). Obviously, it’s not compulsory - you won’t be asked to leave the group or anything like that if you’d rather not give a presentation - but it’s likely to be more interesting if it’s not the same person doing the presentation each time.
Visits to fashion museums, exhibitions, displays etc. will also be arranged.
Please make sure that you have carefully considered our Personal Risk Assessment before attending.
Previous Meetings
September- Children's Fashion by Brenda Mason
October - This and That About Hats by Sylvia Levitus
November - Meeting cancelled
2023
26th January - Jacobean Fashion by Margaret Houston
23rd February - Fashion 1900 to 1940 by Lilias Dunlop
23rd March - “Colour and Style through the Ages – from Sumptuary Law to The Bauhaus” by Denise Winton, House of Colour
27th April - Visit to Glasgow Museum Resource Centre, 19th Century wedding dresses
25th May - Jennifer Watson, “Embellishments “
July and August - summer break
21st September- Group visit to Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery to view the Mary Quant exhibition
26th October - Group visit to V & A Museum, Dundee, for the Tartan exhibition
23rd November - Sense and Nonsense about Fashion by Aileen Harrison
2024
25th January 2024 - The Town that Thread Made - Clarke Wallace, Paisley Thread Mill Museum
22nd February - The Sewing Machine - the final side of the triangle - Mary Fyfe
28th March - Walter Crum & Co, Calico Printers of Thornliebank - Tracy Harrison Butler
Forthcoming Meetings
2024
25th April - Group visit to Paisley Thread Mill Museum
23rd May - Knitting for Victory and Beyond - Elizabeth Hutton
27th June - All Wrapped Up - Una Dunne
July and August - summer break
26th September - Group visit to “Dressing the Georgians” Exhibition at Holyrood House, Edinburgh
24th October -1950s Fashion - Lilias Dunlop
28th November - “Shoes - Pleasure and Pain" - Brenda Mason
If you would like further information or to join the group, please contact Brenda by clicking on the Message Bird.
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