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Charles Frederick Worth
Online Series

Explore our online series of recorded talks, available to stream now.

Charles Frederick Worth: An International Fashion Brand Talk is a series which was created in partnership with Wake House, Bourne; the birthhome of Charles Frederick Worth, Heritage Lincolnshire and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

Are you interested in fashion or fashion history? Did you know that one of Europe’s and North America’s most influential 19th Century fashion designers was born in Lincolnshire? Or that our modern understanding of brand and ‘brand identity’ began with the ‘House of Worth’ fashion brand that he established?

Discover more with this series of online talks which aired in September 2022 and is now available for you to stream from the comfort of your own home.

Setting the [Fashion] Scene: Born/Bourne in the Early 19th Century

This is the first talk in a series discovering the life of the 'Father of Haute Coutre' Charles Frederick Worth which aired live online in September 2022. In this talk, Lydia Hendry, Heritage Lincolnshire, sets the scene of Bourne and the fashion world in the 19th Century.

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Lincolnshire and London: Shopping for clothes (1825-1845)

This is the second talk in a the talk series discovering the life of the 'Father of Haute Coutre' Charles Frederick Worth. In this talk, Jenny Lister from the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, talks about Lincolnshire and London, shopping for clothes (1825-1845).

Paris, London, New York: CFW and the Birth of Couture (1845-1896)

This is the third talk in the series discovering the life of the 'Father of Haute Coutre' Charles Frederick Worth. In this talk, Claire Allen-Johnstone from the Victoria and Albert Museum, talks Paris, London, New York: C F Worth and the Birth of Couture (1845-1896).

The House of Worth in a connected world (1896 to now)

This is the fourth and final talk in a new talk series discovering the life of the 'Father of Haute Coutre' Charles Frederick Worth. In this talk, Jenny Lister from the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, talks The House of Worth in a connected world (1896 to now).

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Charles Frederick Worth
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