Today's interview in the 'Lockdown Clothing' project is with Holly Williamson. Holly is a college teacher in Manchester, UK, who also makes things every now and again. "I'm 31 and actually loving lockdown a little bit! I love fashion and one day would like to make my own fashion photography book. I spend a great... Continue Reading →
Today's interview in the 'Lockdown Clothing' project is with Gordon McLean. Gordon is a sarcastic Scottish geek who has been blogging for far too long at gordonmclean.co.uk and posts photos on Instagram as @gmclean. 1) Can you describe what your personal style was like before lockdown - what did you wear most often? My 'style'... Continue Reading →
Today's interview in the 'Lockdown Clothing' project is with Sheila Wolper. Sheila is a mixed media collage artist and photographer based in New York City. "I create an alternative, dream like world of distorted reality through my collage work. Using my own photographs or found photographs I delve below the surface of existing stereotypes of... Continue Reading →
The Lockdown Fashion project has a new name - Lockdown Clothing! - and today's interview is with Lena Lenman. Lena is a burlesque and vaudeville artist, show producer, model & photographer based in Surrey. You can find her on instagram as @lenamaelenman. 1) Can you describe what your personal style was like before lockdown? At... Continue Reading →
Back at the start of April, Jana and I started a project to capture some of the many personal stories surrounding the human relationship with clothing during the coronavirus pandemic - especially those of us who are now confined to our homes due to lockdown restrictions. So far, we have now shared 28 stories on... Continue Reading →
Today's 'Lockdown Fashion' interview is with Karie Westermann. Karie works as a knitwear designer in the handknitting industry and also writes about, teaches, and consults on all things textiles, making and creative. "I'm originally from Denmark but now live in Glasgow, Scotland. I began by making clothes for my dolls when I was 8 and... Continue Reading →
Today's 'Lockdown Fashion' interview is with Sarah-Mary Geissler. Sarah-Mary is a Northumberland-based historian and writer working in luxury fashion. Her research into costume, homemade clothing, and communities of dress reflect her background as a maker. While furloughed from work she has joined a nation-wide effort for home sewists to produce scrubs for frontline NHS and... Continue Reading →
Today's 'Lockdown Fashion' interview is with Mickey Elliott. Mickey is the Creative Director of a small, multi-discipline design studio, and an avid lover of good design. She is married, lives with her husband, son, and rescue cat, and is proud to be part of one of the oft-hidden corners of the LGBT+ community. Mickey is... Continue Reading →
How are people dressing when in lockdown and isolation situations? How is this different to the way they dressed before? Has it affected their sense of self? This project aims to shine a light on those changes and reveal some of the many and varied personal stories relating to fashion and dress in 2020. Today's... Continue Reading →
As I think most of my blog's readers know by now, in addition to having a full-time job and updating this site in my spare time, I also help to run The Underpinnings Museum and undertake a bit of academic research into fashion history. I had originally been scheduled to deliver a talk on my... Continue Reading →