RED by The School Of Historical Dress
The School of Historical Dress promotes the study of historical attire, including that of non-Western cultures, with a focus on primary evidence such as surviving clothing and textiles, complemented by written and visual sources. By fostering new research in the field, the School provides students with essential skills to analyse historical garments, including material identification, cut, construction, and historical context. Courses cover traditional methods of pattern drafting, construction, and decorative techniques, often practiced through the creation of samplers and toiles. A key focus of the curriculum is teaching students how to properly fit historical garments on a person, while exploring how these garments were worn in their original contexts.
Image: Fragment of crimson silk velvet on a yellow silk ground 16th or 17th century.
Image above: A dalmatic, cope and chasuble c.1600-1650 in crimson and white silk with a lampas weave.
The upcoming curriculum will encompass all aspects of designing and creating historical clothing for theatre, film, and living history. The goal is to cultivate the next generation of designers, tailors, seamstresses, and other skilled makers. Instruction is led by practitioners who are actively engaged in these crafts, offering students from diverse backgrounds invaluable hands-on learning. Past short course attendees include designers, makers, teachers, living history interpreters, curators, conservators, and archivists.
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Image: Fragment of crimson silk velvet on a yellow silk ground 16th or 17th century.
Image above: A dalmatic, cope and chasuble c.1600-1650 in crimson and white silk with a lampas weave.
The upcoming curriculum will encompass all aspects of designing and creating historical clothing for theatre, film, and living history. The goal is to cultivate the next generation of designers, tailors, seamstresses, and other skilled makers. Instruction is led by practitioners who are actively engaged in these crafts, offering students from diverse backgrounds invaluable hands-on learning. Past short course attendees include designers, makers, teachers, living history interpreters, curators, conservators, and archivists.
Want to read more of this article?
We are proud to be a subscriber-funded publication with members in 185 countries. We know our readership is passionate about textiles, so we invite you to help us preserve and promote the stories, memories, and histories that fabric holds. Your support allows us to publish our magazine, and also ‘what's on’ information, and subscription interviews, reviews, and long-read articles in our online blog.
ALREADY A SUBSCRIBER? CLICK HERE TO ACCESS CONTENT
OR...to continue reading….
*Magazine subscribers automatically get free access to all our online content. We send the access code by email with the publication of each issue. You will also find it on the envelope containing your magazine. Please note the access code changes every issue.*