Hartnell to Amies: Couture By Royal

LAST CHANCE TO SEE Ends Saturday 23 February An exhibition of London couture fashion by the designers to H.M. The Queen: Norman Hartnell, Hardy Amies and Frederick Fox. Hartnell to Amies: Couture By Royal Appointment celebrates the timeless elegance of London couture and explores how the Queen's patronage of ground-breaking British designers helped put London on the international fashion map after the Second World War. more 16 November 2012 - 23 February 2013 Open Tuesday-Saturday / 11am-6pm Last Admissions 5.15pm Ticket Price: £7 / £5 concessions Tickets may be purchased in person on the day of the visit. Advance Booking Call: 0844 248 5076 or book online. Exhibition Highlights Tour every Wednesday at 1pm Join one of the Museum team to see and learn more about the highlights of our current exhibition. Free with exhibition ticket purchase. Learn more at FTM.

History of Fashion Lecture Series: FTM 2012

Every Wednesday for four weeks from 19 September This series of talks provide an in-depth study of fashions from 1955-76, led by author of The Chronology of Fashion NJ Stevenson. Participants will have the opportunity to examine relevant garments up-close from the Museum's Collection. More information Price Whole series: £60 / £45 students Individual lecture: £20 / £15 students Booking Information Spaces are limited therefore advance booking is strongly recommended. To book your place contact the museum: Phone: 020 7407 8664 Email: info@ftmlondon.org Learn more about FTM (Fashion and Textile Museum) at their site ftmlondon.org You can also learn about the Fashion and Textile Museum on Apparel Search.  You can also learn about fashion history.

Beat to Rock 'n' Roll 1955-59 Wednesday 19 September, 12-1.30pm How blue jeans became the badge of youth and American music and film created the teenager. Mad Men - Modernists into Mods Wednesday 26 September, 12-1.30pm Which came first in Soho? The Vespa or Vince's Man's Shop? Fashion Psychedelia Wednesday 3 October, 12-1.30pm Counter-culture fashion from Op Art to the kaftan. Glam to Punk - the 1970s Wednesday 10 October, 12-1.30pm Why the 70s was a dressing-up box of escapism.