Fashion Museum, Bath

Fashion Museum
Location within Somerset and the United Kingdom
Established	1963
Location	Bath, Somerset
Coordinates	51°23′10″N 2°21′45″W / 51.3862°N 2.3624°W / 51.3862; -2.3624
Website	Official website

The Fashion Museum (known before 2007 as the Museum of Costume) is housed in the Assembly Rooms in Bath, Somerset, England.

The collection was started by Doris Langley Moore, who gave her collection to the city of Bath in 1963. It focuses on fashionable dress for men, women and children from the late 16th century to the present day and has more than 30,000 objects.^[1] The earliest pieces are embroidered shirts and gloves from about 1600.

Dress of the Year

Every year from its creation in 1963, an independent fashion expert has been asked to select a dress for entry into this part of the collection. The designers whose work is represented include: Mary Quant, John Bates, Ossie Clark, Jean Muir, Bill Gibb, Giorgio Armani, John Galliano, Ralph Lauren, Alexander McQueen, Donatella Versace and Alber Elbaz.^[1]

For further details, see Dress Of The Year.

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