Today we headed to the storage facility of the Victoria and Albert The Clothworkers Center but as we were group 2 we had an aimless walk round for an hour then we were able to enter. It was hard core and we needed to sign in and show photo ID then we got a wrist band. On display here there were 6 caskets and they were some of the best we have seen. One even had a garden set under the lid. There were some smalls a swan a bag and some gorgeous wee boxes with a spiral or nue pattern. The curator had also pulled some other pieces including a septacular whitework sampler. It was a truly amazing hour. It was then onto Hand and Lock where we had another hour to kill so we had a quick trip to Liberty and then ate our sandwiches in an alley, classy! Hand and Lock was very interesting and they showed us the military badge side of things and then the design room. The head designer then spoke to us about gold work embroidery and although we didn't learn anything new was good to hear. He had a large box of purls that's Maree was jealous of. Then we went to the shop where we bought some reject samples. It was then back to the hotel where we took a quick trip to the V and A gift shop back to hotel to change shoes and off to Dressed by Angels. A lack of street signs meant Maree asked some nice police men for directions. Luckily as we got closer there were signs or we would never of found it. We were 10 min early but we're allowed in and we then discovered we were the only ones there....
It was an amazing exhibition featuring costumes from film TV and the stage. Ever turn bought up something amazing, highlights included Aiden Turner's Poldark uniform, a dress from the Young Victoria and dresses from Elizabeth 1. It was an amazing collection brilliantly set out and more folks should be going. Only one day to go....
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