From Opulence to Rationing, Fashion in Women’s Lives, 1900-1945

“This talk shows how fashion shaped
women’s lives in the first decades of the
20th century. During this period of huge
social and economic change, fashion
inevitably responded with modern styles and
looks emerging that depended on new types
of shopping, as well as innovative ways of
making and wearing clothes.
As part of their everyday lives, women
were thrifty and resourceful in what they
bought and made, but they also enjoyed the
pleasure of dressing up, going out to the
dance or a trip to the cinema. Drawing on
research undertaken over 20 years and
culminating in two books on fashion,
Fashioning the Feminine (2002) and Fashion
and Everyday Lives (2017).
Join Dr Cheryl Buckley to learn more. The
talk will include photographs of women at
work and at play, some of which are from
Northeast archives and museums as well as
national ones. Cheryl was formerly Professor
of Design History at the University of
Northumbria, and she is currently an active
member of the Friends of the Bowes
Museum Committee”

11.30: Arrival refreshments 12 to 1pm: Talk with Q&A 1pm: Lunch of soup and cheese scone. Speaker Dr Cheryl Buckley, Professor Emerita of Fashion and Design History, University of Brighton