Stories of the World

Dress the World is a collaborative programme of exhibitions celebrating the global exchanges that have shaped fashion in the East Midlands. It is part of the national Stories of the World project.

Nottingham’s major collection of Chinese textiles will be displayed alongside a significant loan exhibition from the China National Silk Museum, Hangzhou. Suits and Saris will explore the exchanges of fashion between Leicester, India and East Africa. The World at Your Feet will showcase Northampton Museum’s World Footwear Collection.  

Living in Silk, Nottingham Castle, Saturday 31 March – Sunday 16 September

Suits and Saris, New Walk Museum & Art Gallery, Leicester, Saturday 31 March – Sunday 7 October

The World at Your Feet, Northampton Museum and Art Gallery, Saturday 31 March – Sunday 23 September

For further information please visit www.dresstheworld.co.uk 

Image: ArtReach