Historical Costuming: a beginner’s guide with Dr Sarah A. Bendall

Do you love historical clothes and costumes? Ever wanted to recreate them, yourself?

Come along to a special presentation from fashion historian and published author, Dr Sarah A Bendall, about her experience with historical costuming. See some beautiful examples of Dr Bendall's early work, and learn how you can get started with this fascinating hobby.

Dr Bendall is an historian of fashion, material culture and women. She is a Senior Lecturer at ACU and was appointed as a fellow of the Royal Historical Society in 2023. Her first book, 'Shaping Femininity', was shortlisted for the Society of Renaissance Studies (UK) biannual book prize in 2022 and awarded highly commended. She is currently writing her second book, 'The Women Who Clothed the Stuart Queens'.