Sudley House will be getting the Hollywood treatment when Putting on the Glitz, a glamorous 1930s fashion exhibition, opens it’s doors on 25 March 2016.
A stunning selection of 20 outfits from National Museums Liverpool’s costume collection will be displayed at the South Liverpool gallery, revealing how the glitz and glamour of Hollywood was reflected in the fashions of the period.
Visitors can expect to see an elegant exhibition, exploring 1930s fashions at their best, when women embraced more fitted styles with longer hemlines, in contrast to the loose, flapper-style silhouettes of the previous decade.
The exhibition has already proved to be a hit in Port Sunlight at the Lady Lever Art Gallery, with more than 30,000 people visiting during its four-month run, before it closed in February.
Pauline Rushton, Curator of Costume and Textiles at National Museums Liverpool,
said: “The exhibition was so popular over at the Lady Lever Art Gallery – we didn’t want it to end! Being able to have it on display at Sudley House is wonderful, as it’s the perfect setting for such an elegant exhibition. We hope more people will come and see the exhibition, either for the first time, or even
a second visit with the charming backdrop of Sudley. “