Selling not just Clothes but Fashion

We invite you to the fourth event in the Understanding Fashion series of public events organised in partnership with the Marks and Spencer Company Archive.

Selling not just Clothes but Fashion is a unique opportunity to explore fashion advertising, featuring examples from the M&S archive collection including wonderful 1950s and 1960s cinema adverts.

Taking place in the Media and Communications Cinema in the Clothworkers North Building, University of Leeds, the screening will be followed by a discussion from representatives of the M&S Company Archive and the University of Leeds.

Selling not just Clothes but Fashion takes place on Tuesday 10 May from 12.00 to 1.30pm.

The event is free but booking is essential as places are limited. See here for booking information. Light refreshments will be included.

The Understanding Fashion programme gives you the opportunity to look at different parts of the Marks and Spencer clothing collection to explore what fashion reveals about us and our society. In four different sessions over 2015/6, participants have the chance to see gems from the unique M&S Company Archive collection and start to see fashion in a whole new light!

Understanding Fashion is organised by The Enterprise of Culture in partnership with the Marks and Spencer Company Archive. This public programme aims to put fashion retailing within the broader social context and connect everyday styles to the idea of cultural encounters.

More information about Understanding Fashion can be found here.

Image: Crimplene time advert (Marks and Spencer Company Archive)