From Silk and Lace to Fleece and Hi-vis jackets: What’s new in the MGE Dress History and Textiles Collection?

History Curator Vicky Garrington joins us to talk about some of the exciting recent acquisitions made for MGE’s dress history and textiles collection. Highlights include a 1930s wedding dress with links to the development of the Atomic Bomb, colourful 1970s dresses from the Edinburgh branch of the cult brand Bus Stop and a Covid-era Sainsbury’s uniform that captures the story of the Covid pandemic. This is a must for anyone interested in dress history, Edinburgh’s retail past and the social history of our vibrant city. Vicky is a History Curator for Museums and Galleries Edinburgh and has spent more than a decade working with its diverse social history collections. Vicky has a special interest in dress history. and the material culture of the World Wars and is currently working on a project connecting craft and protest in the collections.