I was invited to give a public lecture related to my research on tweed at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. This talk was part of the public programmes for the successful V&A exhibition, Fashion from Nature.
Join author of Tweed, Fiona Anderson who will introduce you to key themes in her fascinating research, which has uncovered the origins of the powerful associations between tweeds, fashion and nature. Influences from natural environments have inspired the colours and design of many popular tweeds from the 1830s onwards. Tweed also challenges the idea that these textiles were exclusively worn in the past by the British upper classes in the country. Fiona will discuss tweed clothing worn by a diverse range of individuals, including Romantic male bohemians, plutocratic deerstalkers, independent women of the 1920s and Twiggy in the 1960s. The interplay between fashion and nature continues to influence the design of many tweeds used by international designers today.