Fashion Museum, Bath

Fashion Museum, Bath

Infobox Museum
name = Fashion Museum


established = 1963
location = Bath, Somerset
map_type=Somerset
latitude= 51.3862
longitude= -2.3624
visitors =
director =
website = [http://www.fashionmuseum.co.uk/ Official website] The Fashion Museum (which was previously known as the Museum of Costume) is housed in the Assembly Rooms in Bath, Somerset.

The collection was started by Doris Langley Moore, who gave her collection to the city of Bath in 1963. focuses on fashionable dress for men, women and children from the late 16th century to the present day and has more than 30,000 objects in its collection.cite web |url=http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/museum/SW000051.html |title=Fashion museum, Bath |accessdate=2007-11-05 |format= |work=24 hour museum ] The earliest pieces are embroidered shirts and gloves from about 1600. The museum also features the Dress of the Year collection from the 1960s to the present day.

The designers whose work is represented include: Mary Quant, John Bates, Ossie Clark, Jean Muir, Bill Gibb, Giorgio Armani, John Galliano, Ralph Lauren, Alexander McQueen, Donatella Versace and Alber Elbaz.

References

External links

* [http://www.fashionmuseum.co.uk/ Official website]


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