Tie and Dye
A snazzy intro to the ancient textile-dyeing technique taking the 70s fashion world by storm.
Join Anne Maile, author of Tie and Dye as a Present Day Craft, for a snazzy introduction to the ancient fabric-dyeing technique sweeping the fashion scene. Can't afford the ready-made versions sported by the energetically flailing models? No problem, Anne is on hand for a no-fuss demo of this most democratic of crafts, beloved of 60s psychedelics, 90s ravers and countless junior school art classes in between. Tie dye still crops up on the catwalk - and high street - today, channelling the DIY aesthetic into big business.
This item was used in the Central Office of Information-sponsored cinemagazines Living Tomorrow and Tomorrow Today, intended to promote Britain to overseas audiences. Filmmaker Peter Greenaway was on editing duty - one of several jobs for the COI early in his career.
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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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