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Fashion and Textile Museum is dedicating its next exhibition to Kaffe Fassett

The Fashion and Textile Museum in London is to open an exhibition dedicated to American-born, British-based artist Kaffe Fassett, one of the most prolific textile artists of our time known for his visions of colour, pattern and texture. ‘Kaffe Fassett: The Power of Pattern’ opens on September 23 and will run until March 12, 2023. The exhibition...

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Fashion and Textile Museum to celebrate needlework with new exhibition

The Fashion and Textile Museum in London is to highlight the versatility and skill of the Royal School of Needlework (RSN) and its 150-year history in its upcoming fashion exhibition. Opening on April 1, ‘150 Years of the Royal School of Needlework: Crown to Catwalk’ will feature more than 120 embroidered pieces and design ephemera spanning from...

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London's Fashion and Textile Museum to highlight Designers Guild

London’s Fashion and Textile Museum has announced that its feature exhibition in 2020 will be a celebration of 50 years of Designers Guild, an influential design company whose products have changed the way consumers view “colour, pattern and texture” in their homes. The ‘Out of the Blue: Fifty Years of Designers Guild’ exhibition opens on...

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London exhibition shows subversive side of the t-shirt

A wardrobe staple, the t-shirt is being celebrated in a London exhibition as a master communication tool used to carry subversive and campaigning messages to the world. "T-Shirt: Cult - Culture - Subversion" opens on Friday and runs to May 6 at London's Fashion and Textile Museum, where more than 100 t-shirts trace the impact it has had on...