50 Years of Fashion

It is fifty years since Chertsey Museum first opened its doors in 1965. To celebrate this important anniversary, our new fashion display features fashionable women’s wear dating from the 1960s to the present days selected from the Olive Matthews Collection. The display takes visitors on a journey from the tight waists and full skirts of the early 1960s right through to the darkly imaginative designs of Alexander McQueen in the 2000s. On the way it is possible to explore the futuristic styles of the mid-‘60s, the flowing skirts of the hippie era and power dressing from the 1980s. Assiduous collecting of key designers’ work from the second half of the 20th century has been undertaken in recent years by the Olive Matthews Collection trustees. This means we have been able to include important pieces by André Courrèges, Thierry Mugler, Jean-Louis Scherrer, Ossie Clark and Issey Miyake to name but a few.

Suitable for
Family friendly

Admission
Free

Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk/se000235?id=EVENT536567