Chester Memories: Chester students model exhibits from My Favourite Outfit display at Grosvenor Museum

By Chester Chronicle on Nov 10, 09 03:45 PM in 1900-1999

CHESTER'S Grosvenor Museum has dressed up in retro style for its latest exhibition My Favourite Outfit.

The museum on Grosvenor Street asked members of the public to lend their favourite outfits along with photos of them in their chosen "get-up" and to tell the stories behind the clothes.

Styles from the 1940s to the 1980s were displayed, as well as clothes dating from the 1930s and 1950s from the museum's own "handling collection".

Students from Upton High School held their own fashion show and were photographed in their chosen outfits from this collection.

Partnered with West Cheshire College, the exhibition was helped by designs from college students.

The free exhibition held an exclusive viewing for contributors before opening to the public. The exhibition has been extremely popular and is open until November 22.

Exhibition organiser Lucy Ashdown said: "The exhibition gives people the chance to get involved.It's different to any other exhibitions we've had here."

Some of the clothing donated included a World War Two utility suit left undiscovered in a family attic for several years and a maxi dress from 1979 which was deemed too revealing by the owner's mother and had to be paired with a black polo neck top.

An authentic cowboy outfit, complete with a cowboy hat, boots and a fringe jacket was also given by an owner who wore the western ensemble every year to a Country and Western festival in London.

Last, but not least, was a handmade wedding dress and accessories with wire, rats and rabbits skulls. The dress was made for a wedding where the groom was dressed as the Tin Man from Wizard of Oz and the bride's son as the bridesmaid.

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