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Worth 200 Lectures Charles Frederick Worth the Architect of Modern Fashion

Heritage Open Day: A series of 5 FREE talks exploring the legacy of Charles Frederick Worth, acknowledged as the Father of Haute Couture.
Learn about his incredible effect on the global fashion industry from Victorian times up to the present day. 10.30 INNOVATION
WORTH: Style dictator and fashion innovator – Professor Amy de la Haye
Charles Frederick Worth was a highly creative fashion innovator who laid the foundations of today's fashion industry.
Amy is Professor of Dress History and Curatorship at the University of the Arts London. Formerly she was fashion curator at the Victoria & Albert Museum.
She is co-author, with Valerie D. Mendes, of Worth: Portrait of an Archive (V&A Publications, 2014).
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event dateSaturday 20 September
venue addressAbbey Church Hall, Church Walk, Bourne, Lincolnshire PE10 9UQ
event timesSat 20 Sep:Doors open at 1000. WORTH Talk: 1030. Fens and fashion Talk: 1200. From Couture to the High Street: 1330. Worth to Madame Isobel Talk: 1430 & Threads of History Talk: 1530.; Free Entry.
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