Showcasing ‘worse for wear’ garments, from the Archives of Paisley’s Sma’Shot Cottages “Hidden Seams” explores the importance of conservation, mending, and the role of second-hand clothing from the late Victorian and Edwardian period. 

A Unique chance to see ‘behind the seams’ of garments, manufactured in the region during the period. With weaving, dyeing, and making-up of clothing, along with trade, in sale of ready-to-wear and the second-hand market, taking place in Renfrewshire from c.1850 to 1910 and discover the global connection of style at this time.

Explore the “hidden seams” of local manufacture and trade, piecing clothing back together in the metaverse and experience the object handling collection of the future through engaging with new digital technologies and augmented realities presented by Fashion Interrupted