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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...


  • 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 a few introductions, we considered what actually is this thing called Fashion? It's definitely a social phenomenon. Fashion can be artistic and…

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