The Box - Dress Code
The Box - Dress Code
From lace to latex, and the 1700s to the present day, learn about Plymouth’s fashion, past and future. In the city’s first exhibition dedicated to fashion, highlights from The Box’s costume and textile collection will be displayed alongside paintings, drawings, film and archival material to tell important local and international stories about fashion and clothing. The exhibition spans the 1700s to today and speaks to contemporary conversations about identity, sustainability, shopping, design, making and craft. A paper dress from the 1960s foretells the future of fast fashion, while a 300-year-old silk gown tells the story of global textile trade. A subversive garment made locally, and worn all around the world, represents one of several of the city’s histories of garment production. On display on the first floor of The Box; free admission; open Tuesdays to Sundays and Bank Holidays from 10am-5pm.