Zoe Sheppard
21 May, 2025
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History Wardrobe Presents: 'The Wartime Wardrobe' at National Holocaust Museum

Join clothes historian and New York Times bestselling author, Lucy Adlington, for an exploration of forties fashion. Book your tickets at https://www.holocaust.org.uk/Event/the-wartime-wardrobe.

History Wardrobe Presents: 'The Wartime Wardrobe'

We are delighted to welcome back friend of the Museum, Lucy Adlington, following her sell out author event earlier this year.

From London couture to home thrifting and well-worn uniforms, Lucy has a unique array of garments in her History Wardrobe, each with their own fascinating stories. Discover the stories and memories behind a refugee's hat, a bride's parachute, a sapper's jerkin, a firefighter's pyjamas, a Bletchley Park scarf, a coat from the Coventry bombings and more.

'The Dressmakers of Auschwitz' by Lucy Adlington
'The Dressmakers of Auschwitz' by Lucy Adlington Credit: Lucy Adlington

Lucy Adlington is author of bestselling books The Dressmakers of Auschwitz and Four Red Sweaters, in addition to Stitches in Time - The Stories of the Clothes We Wear, and Women's Lives and Clothes in WW2 - Ready for Action. 

Wednesday 20th August, 1pm – 2.30pm.