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SOLD OUT – Unmentionables: A Brief History of Underwear – Fri 20 Apr 2018

SOLD OUT - Unmentionables: A Brief History of Underwear

This event has now SOLD OUT.

Have you ever wondered how underpants worked in the past? What did people wear under their clothes, and what were all those layers for? Journey through the history of undies with York Castle Museum’s Dr Faye Prior.

Learn how people in the past used underwear to shape and protect their bodies, and find out about the extremes fashionable people went to in order to create the look of the day.

This session will last one hour and will include a talk about the history of underwear as worn in the UK and Europe from the middle ages to the 20th century, followed by an object viewing and handling session using historic underwear from our collection.

This event is part of York Fashion Week 2018 with Fashion City York.

Event details

Date

Friday 20 April 2018, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Venue

York Castle Museum,
Eye of York
York
North Yorkshire
YO1 9RY

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