u3a

Ravenshead

Fashion

Status:Active, open to new members
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When: On Tuesday mornings 10:00 am-11:30 am
Every other month in tandem with the Living Well group
Venue: The Centre

New for October 2025.

The Fashion group is an opportunity for us to explore all things FASHION together – this might include clothing, from retail to haute couture, fashion houses current and past, fashion during the war years, 60’s and 70’s fashions.

Also hair fashions, the fashion business, sustainability, housing and architecture, interior design.

The list seems endless, with lots of fun to be had.

The above image shows fashion designer Pierre Balmain fitting a haute couture gown for actress Ruth Ford. It was photographed by Carl Van Vechten, on 9 November 1947.

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See below for the latest reports from Jane and Sharan...

  • Front facade of the Metropolitan Museum in New York

    Fashion - Mix and Match

    In July 2026, having had little time to collaborate on topics for the session, Jane and Sharan concluded it would be a Mix and Match event. We spent a short time looking at…

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  • Carnaby Street, London, in the 1960s

    Fashion - The 1960s

    Known as the decade of counterculture, in May 2026 the Fashion group considered what might have had an influence on 1960s fashion.. The rag trade and the music business brought glory to the…

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  • Bonnie Parker standing in front of a black Ford c 1938

    Fashion - The 1930s

    The Fashion Group caught up again at the beginning of March 2026 and we were delighted to welcome Chris from Burton Joyce u3a Fashion Group. 1930s Timeline, Designers and Clothing Firstly we considered…

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  • Josephine Baker at the Folies Burger in Paris dancing the Charleston

    Fashion - The Roaring Twenties

    On Tuesday 6 January 2026, a very cold and icy morning, the Fashion Group gathered to investigate that vibrant decade known as the Roaring Twenties. Post WW1, the 1920s began as a period…

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  • The Egg Chair, designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1959

    Fashion - Taster

    Jane and Sharan were delighted to welcome Ru3a members to the inaugural session of the Fashion group. We had a fun and interesting meeting with lots of interaction. After a quick cuppa and…

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