🧵 🧵🧵🧵 If you’re reading about Afghanistan and feeling sick and helpless about the unimaginable situation people there are facing, now would be a good moment to donate to a refugee-supporting charity. I’m putting together some links. Take your pick. Give what your can.

He is the UK's Defence Secretary but he is also a former soldier who is clearly in a lot of pain over what's happening.

I just supported EMERGENCY, who provide free, high-quality healthcare where it's needed most. Would you do the same? donate.emergencyuk.org/donate-yoursel…

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A wonderful opening night for the Clothkits children’s clothes display- available to view until 7th January

Janet Kennedy obituary just published in Textile journal tandfonline.com/eprint/57ZPDW8…

Exhibition | Design Matters: 17 August - 14 October 2022 blogs.brighton.ac.uk/centrefordesig…

Newly out: Verity Wilson’s exciting new book, Dressing Up: A History of Fancy Dress in Britain, published by Reaktion Books I’ve been looking forward to this for ages. First I’m savouring the images… Look at these men dressed as a 1920s council estate!

A recent event Worthing Theatres and Museum brought researchers together to share new work on the history of children’s clothes including Nicola miles whose PhD research University of Brighton The Centre for Design History on Clothkits uses Worthing collections. Short films viewable here: notonlydressed.com/workshop-1

Spent a great day yesterday at the archives of La musée du Textile du Cholet and very excited to be attending the Arts and Humanities Research Council workshop here on Friday. #clothingchildhoodcreativity Worthing Theatres and Museum Young V&A

Had a great time at the Arts and Humanities Research Council workshop at the Musée du Textile et de La Mode in Chole, France hosted by Kiera Vaclavik and @arcan_project with some inspiring speakers including Angelo C. Bocchino Prof. Annebella Pollen Rachel Hannon Aude @helenhancocks @dominquezarini

2022 was the year that our Arts and Humanities Research Council funded network on children's dress brought together brilliant scholars, curators and practitioners in 3 wonderful workshops. All the presentations, covering the 3 events are now available on the project website: notonlydressed.com

There are contributions from the likes of Nicola miles Aude @DrBenjaminWild Prof. Annebella Pollen Dr Jane Suzanne Carroll Maija Nygren 🕷 Alice Sage Julie Blanchard-Emmerson Nuno Ferreira @helenhancocks Rachel Hannon

I was very pleased to be part of the Home/Making conference organised by Concordia University Montreal. I was privileged not only to present a paper on Clothkits but to see my Clothkits film take centre stage during some of the discussions and presentations. Thanks Concordia University #clothkits

Some exciting developments taking place in Lewes, East Sussex. All enquires to [email protected] #clothkits #Lewes

Interview for Selvedge with Professor Emerita Lou Taylor by Nicola Miles blogs.brighton.ac.uk/centrefordesig…