The 1920s JAZZ AGE exhibition presents a glittering display of haute couture and ready-to-wear fashion from 1919 to 1929. Women’s clothing in the 1920s reflected dizzying social change on an unprecedented scale. From Paris and London to New York and Hollywood, the decade following the Great War offered the modern woman a completely new style of dressing. With over 150 garments, this stunning selection of sportswear, printed day dresses, fringed flapper dresses, beaded evening wear, velvet capes, and silk pyjamas reveals the glamour, excess, frivolity and modernity of the decade. Colourful illustrations by Gordon Conway from the Illustrated London News Archive at Mary Evans and photographs by Abbe, Beaton, Man Ray, and Baron de Meyer highlight the role of photographs and magazines in promoting the 1920s look.
Exhibition Dates: 23 September – 15 January 2017
Open Tuesdays to Saturdays, 11am–6pm
Thursdays until 8pm
Sundays, 11am–5pm
Last admission 45 minutes before closing
Closed Mondays
Tickets
Advance booking online is recommended but tickets may be purchased in person on the day of the visit, subject to availability
£9.90 adults* / £7.70 concessions* / £6 students * Includes 10% gift aid
Children under 12 are free.
Fashion and Textile Museum [83 Bermondsey Street] The Fashion and Textile Museum hosts exhibitions and events aimed at providing inspiration, support and training for those in the industry. Founded in 2003 by iconic British designer Zandra Rhodes, the museum was designed by Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta and is now part of Newham College London.
