Hysterical Fashion: Created from Nature, Inspired from History

Hysterical Fashion
Created from Nature, Inspired by History

Hysterical Fashion is a unique opportunity to join Art, History and Environment in highly inventive creations. Be part of a week of conception where you will design and make costumes inspired by different periods of local History and made through a variety of traditional skills, with a large range of materials (from fabric to metal, felt to grass).

The History of Britain has been influenced greatly from one invader to the other, one king to the other. And so did its fashion… Today we have the chance to be inspired by the past of the United Kingdom to give a lesson for the future. By making costumes from sustainable materials partially through traditional skills, inspired both by History and the High Street, the participants will have the opportunity to revise their perception of the environment. Hopefully they will also leave marks in the mind of the larger public, by sharing their discoveries during fashion shows.

We are currently looking for participants for Hysterical Fashion, which will take place from August 26th to August 31st (Fashion Shows August 30th-31st). No previous knowledge is needed in Fashion or History, only the desire to expand your knowledge and creative capacities by learning new skills. Also for the ones more interested in woodwork than in fabric cutting, there are opportunities to work on the props: jewellery, weapons and tools instead of costumes.

The Objectives of the event

I to learn new skills
II to learn about sustainability and local materials
III to get involved in a creative process
IV to learn about the local History
V to develop and expand work skills

– if you want to share a skill that you have mastered, please get in touch with the event organiser and we will do our best to help you and to find the materials you may need –

What is provided during the workshop week?

I the presence of skilled trainers sharing their knowledge in a variety of different techniques from felting, weaving and spinning to woodwork
II all the materials and the tools
III Lunches are provided
IV on the days of the fashion show transport is provided from our headquarters
V the activity is free…

- Maybe it sounds that we are offering too much to be free? This project is funded by different organisations and the Heritage Lottery (Bassenthwaite Reflections project), enabling us to open it to as large an audience as possible –

Interested?
Contact Delphine at Grampus Heritage on:
01697 321516
e.mail: enquiries@grampusheritage.co.uk
Closing date for enquiries August 15th