14 May 2011 – 30 June 2012
The exhibition is inspired by a beautiful 18-volume set of fabric sample books – The Textile Manufactures of India – given to Preston in 1866. Many of the patterns, materials and techniques found in this collection are still in use today. Young curators have brought together a truly exclectic mix of men’s and women’s wear – from George at Asda to Dries Van Noten – to show how even the latest trentds reflect a global textile culture. You’ll also find photography by Gavin Fernandes and artwork from Shezad Dawood.
Young people have catalogued and photographed all 700 fabric samples in The Textile Manufactures of India. You can explore them on this website: www.tmoi.org.uk
Global Threads is part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad programme Stories of the World, which presents exciting new museum exhibitions across the UK created by young people. The Harris Museum & Art Gallery is one of six museums in the North West taking a fresh and often radical look at the region’s rich textile heritage. The North West team includes:
The North West team includes:
• Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery
• Bolton Museum & Archives Services
• Lancashire County Museums Service
• The Gallery of Costume, Manchester
• The Whitworth Gallery, Manchester
See www.storiesoftheworldnw.tumblr.com for a blog written by young digital journalists from across the North West who are working on the project.
What inspires your style?
Show us your look and win a placement at a fashion show. Deadline 16th March 2012
1st Prize Two winners will get the opportunity to be involved in Manchester Fashion Week 2012 with a placement to work on the main catwalk shows as a show assistant. You will get up close to the action and help to stage a real fashion moment! Manchester Fashion Week takes place from 9 April 2012 in the city centre - further info from www.mcrfashionweek.com
One runner up will spend the day backstage at a fashion show organised by Lancashire Museums and Burnley College. Watch a professional stylist and photographer as they work with models and young designers to produce a great show. A number of selected runners up will also receive tickets to the Lancashire show which takes place on 17 May.
For further details and how to enter click here
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