A Passion for Fashion: Decoding Dress
| Date | Wednesday 17 and Thursday 18 September 2025 |
| Time | 18.00–20.00 BST |
| Location | Online (Zoom) |
| Speaker | Jacqui Ansell |
As London Fashion Week comes to the capital this September, what better time to investigate the changing fashions that can be discovered in the Wallace Collection?
Join dress historian Jacqui Ansell as she leads us through a range of styles, accessories and functions, from the Renaissance to the Regency era. We’ll focus on key artworks by artists including Crivelli, Rembrandt, Reynolds and Vigée Le Brun to help us decode dress. Not only will you learn about changing fashion trends, you’ll understand how dress can reveal fascinating insights into history.
Read the full course description here.
Joining Information and Format: This course will be taught through Zoom Webinar. Each course session duration is 120 minutes, including a five-minute break and Q&A session with the tutor.
Tickets are for all dates of this course. Ticketholders will be emailed the Zoom link, Webinar ID and Passcode 24 hours in advance of the first course session, which should be retained for accessing all sessions.
Course Recording: This course will be recorded. Within 48 hours of each course session, ticket holders will be emailed a link to view the recording, which will be available for two weeks.
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| Date | Wednesday 17 and Thursday 18 September 2025 |
| Time | 18.00–20.00 BST |
| Location | Online (Zoom) |
| Speaker | Jacqui Ansell |
As London Fashion Week comes to the capital this September, what better time to investigate the changing fashions that can be discovered in the Wallace Collection?
Join dress historian Jacqui Ansell as she leads us through a range of styles, accessories and functions, from the Renaissance to the Regency era. We’ll focus on key artworks by artists including Crivelli, Rembrandt, Reynolds and Vigée Le Brun to help us decode dress. Not only will you learn about changing fashion trends, you’ll understand how dress can reveal fascinating insights into history.
Read the full course description here.
Joining Information and Format: This course will be taught through Zoom Webinar. Each course session duration is 120 minutes, including a five-minute break and Q&A session with the tutor.
Tickets are for all dates of this course. Ticketholders will be emailed the Zoom link, Webinar ID and Passcode 24 hours in advance of the first course session, which should be retained for accessing all sessions.
Course Recording: This course will be recorded. Within 48 hours of each course session, ticket holders will be emailed a link to view the recording, which will be available for two weeks.
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