Lotherton

What can a dress tell us? A look at cotton and the cotton industry

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Discover what this cotton dress can tell us about the history of the cotton industry and how people's attitudes towards fashion have changed over the last 200 years.

Young Fashion Curators Needed!

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Lotherton is looking for young volunteers interested in fashion to help curate part of an exhibition all about children’s clothing.
Deer in a grassy field at Lotherton including a stag with large antlers

Chance to make some deer friends at Lotherton this summer

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Visitors to Lotherton can join the herd this summer and get a rare, up close look at the estate’s stunning resident red deer.
White fabric with a red and blue floral pattern

Cotton’s common threads entwined in hall’s new exhibition

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The fascinating story of cotton and its impact on different cultures and communities in India and Europe is explored in a new exhibition at Lotherton.
Detail of the top of a yellow silk ballgown with puffed short sleeves and a scooped neckline

What to Wear in the 1800s

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Delve into the conundrum of what to wear as a wealthy woman in the 1800s.
Curator of dress and textiles making adjustments to Ukrainian dress on display at Lotherton

Ukrainian dress loan celebrates nation’s culture

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A beautiful Ukrainian costume embroidered by a mother for her daughter to wear on stage during traditional dance performances is now on display in What Shall I Wear at Lotherton. The colourful outfit, dating from the 1960s, is an example…