Off the Peg Fashion from the 40s and 50s exhibition

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What

Off the Peg Fashion from the 40s and 50s exhibition

When

1 April to 31 October 2012

Where

National Museum of Costume. Shambellie House New Abbey, Dumfries DG2 8HQ Scotland

The Fanfare

Scotland’s National Museum of Costume’s exhibition for 2012 will be Off the Peg Fashion from the ’40s and ’50s.

The exhibition will centre around designs produced by Horrockses Fashions Ltd, one of the most well-respected off-the-peg labels of the 1940s and 1950s.

Horrockses gained a reputation for practicality and glamour combined with easy-care fabrics.

They produced evening gowns, day dresses, beach clothes and housecoats in bold innovative prints.

Horrockses Fashions were sold in most of the cities and towns in Britain.

They were backed by successful advertising campaigns and it is said that the young Queen Elizabeth was a fan of the designs.

The garments in the exhibition are on loan from private lenders and the exhibition is organised by the Fashion and Textile Museum, London.

Scotland’s National Museum of Costume

Scotland’s National Museum of Costume showcases fashion trends from the 1850s to the 1950s.

The museum is in a Victorian country house 11km (7 miles) south of Dumfries on the A710, on route 7 of the National Cycle Network.

It is open daily 10am–5pm Apr–Oct (closed Nov–Mar), admission £4.50 adults, £3.50 concessions, £2 children (under-5s free), £11 family ticket.

Off the Peg: Fashion from the ’40s and ‘50s runs from 1 April to 31 October.

National Museum of Costume
Shambellie House New Abbey, Dumfries DG2 8HQ Scotland
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