Charleston looking wonderful today 🌸 The Charleston Trust

Mix-and-match marble Blenheim Palace

A fun moment when a piece you’ve been involved with becomes a postcard! Awesome mounting work by Hannah Joyce 1930s Charles James dress ‘La Sylphide’ V&A

Arts & Crafts vase in front of ‘The Day Lily’ wallpaper - both designed by Walter Crane in the late 19th century V&A room 125

‘Angel’ skirt, cape, and headpiece Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood Spring/Summer 2023 Displayed below the brand motto ‘buy less, choose well, make it last’ at the Icons of British Fashion exhibition Vivienne Westwood Blenheim Palace

Mary Louisa Armitt established The Armitt: Museum, Gallery, Library in Ambleside in the early 20th century. Great to find out about her and her sisters Annie and Sophia in the introductory display. Everything from novels, to Kendal Arts & Crafts medals, to this fungi sketchbook by Sophia.

Seeing this exhibition in person for the first time today was very emotional. The power of the textiles and the stories they tell is amplified by the wonderful Ulster Museum gallery. #ThreadsofEmpowerment cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttextil…

2 fans on display at the Sargent and Fashion exhibition Tate The 2nd, made from stiffened cotton, was patented in 1888: ‘The leaf folds into thirds and the handle slides up, allowing the fan to be easily carried in a suit pocket’

So much energy in this portrait of Alice Thursby from around 1897-8 Newark Museum Sargent and Fashion Tate

Poster advertising exhibition of Modern Paintings, Dresses, and New Omega Pottery at Omega Workshops Ltd., 33 Fitzroy Square, London, England Roger Fry, 1918 V&A

Opening Saturday 27 July at the V&A: Taylor Swift | Songbook Trail. Free, no need to book! vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/ta…

In the 19th century Thomas Stevens developed woven silk pictures known as ‘Stevengraphs’. They were made in England and sold as souvenirs. This one, probably from the 1890s, shows Scotland’s Forth Bridge. V&A Britain galleries, room 122C

"Choice of dress was crucial to women's independence at the end of the 19th century—& we still have much to learn from the pioneering women writers who understood just what was at stake in sartorial politics…illuminating…" —Fiona Stafford, Univ of Oxford ow.ly/Xq8750SRgE4

Image from the previous Fashion in Motion on the work of Francesco Colucci - so many textures! The 16 August event will showcase Adebayo Oke-Lawal’s Orange Culture. Tickets available on 7 August from 10.00: vam.ac.uk/articles/fashi… @vamuseum

'V&A celebrates a century of national theatre archive with tribute to avid collector' theguardian.com/stage/article/… via Guardian Stage

So pleased to have joined the Museum of Cambridge Board of Trustees! Such a wonderful team and collection 🧵 🕰️ museumofcambridge.org.uk

With Harvest Festivals approaching, let’s highlight a traditional object used in their celebrations: the corn dolly. Made from the last sheaf of corn, it was believed to be good luck in ensuring a plentiful harvest next year. This one is shaped like a charming mouse!