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The Gallery of Costume, Manchester

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North West Film Archive at Manchester Metropolitan University

Established in 1977, the North West Film Archive preserves moving images made in or about the North West of England for the education and enjoyment of the region’s people. Part of Manchester Metropolitan University Library’s Cultural Collections, and based within Manchester Central Library’s Archives+ partnership, we are a specialist resource dedicated to saving and growing our region’s rich filmed history.

The Gallery of Costume, Manchester

North West Film Archive at Manchester Metropolitan University
Rusholme
1 Jan 2000
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Fashion takes enormous strides forward in 20th century Britain.

From the Tudor court to the Georgian dandy, Britain has long cultivated a passion for fashion, but the late 20th century saw things step up a gear. New generations of talent emerged, whose idiosyncratic style democratised fashion for a younger crowd and helped sell ‘Cool Britannia’ to the world - long before that term was coined. In the 1960s, progress was catalysed by the ‘Swinging London’ of Biba and Mary Quant, followed by the Punk movement a decade later. Designers drew inspiration not just from contemporary subcultures but also from established craft traditions across the UK – in some cases helping to revive cottage industries at risk of dying out. The dawn of the 1980s saw the rise of avant-garde pioneers (Zandra Rhodes, Vivienne Westwood), reimagined Savile Row tailoring (Tommy Nutter) and the upscale yet quintessentially British chic of Jean Muir and Bruce Oldfield – a favourite of Diana, Princess of Wales, who gifted British fashion a truly global platform.

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British Fashion Autumn 1983

1983

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Space Antennae

Birmingham
1982

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The Sash My Father Wore

1977

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Focus on Britain: Design

1987

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Venture Designer Awards

1985

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Alternative Fashion 2002, Brady Arts and Community Centre

Tower Hamlets
2002

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Scottish: Fashion - Pem2543

1984

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Computer Shows Off Make Up Effects

Southend-on-Sea
1986

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Northampton Fashion Designer

Northampton
1984

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Outsize Fashion for 'Checkout'

1986

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Spectacles - 'High Street Fashion'

Norwich
1985

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Barbara Cartland Book 'Getting Older'

Hatfield
1984

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The Leverett Angora Rabbit Farm

Ubbeston
1986

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Martha Hill Age 74 In New Career

Laxton
1985

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Princess Setting New Hair Fashions

Ipswich
1984

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Voucher Scheme Replaces NHS Glasses

1986

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The Hotel on Burgh Island

Burgh Island
1988

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