Explore the Fashion and Textile Museum’s popular exhibition, Night and Day: 1930s Fashions and Photographs with the Museum’s Head of Exhibitions, Dennis Nothdruft.
The 1930s was a decade of unprecedented events and change across society, and the fashions of the times reflect these shifts in culture. This talk looks at some of the themes explored by the exhibition including the changing realities of the global economy, transport and travel, nightlife and the influence of cinema on style.
This is a recording of the online event, Night and Day, 1930s Fashion for a Changing Society, which originally took place on 4 December 2020 via Microsoft Teams.
About the speaker
Dennis Nothdruft is Head of Exhibitions at the Fashion and Textile Museum. He has led the exhibitions team at the Museum since it was founded by Zandra Rhodes in 2003 and previously spent many years working as a design assistant in Zandra Rhodes studios in both San Diego and London. He has lectured widely on many aspects of fashion and textiles and has authored several books including Zandra Rhodes: 50 Fabulous Years in Fashion, How to Draw Like a Fashion Designer, How to Draw Vintage Fashion and Kaffe Fassett: the Artist’s Eye.