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Strand B: History and Influences
The impact on fashion of historical and technological developments and social issues; the museum serves three expectations in it (B1.1, B1.2, B1.3).
- Religion, rank and dress How historical developments and social issues, such as religious practice and rank, have shaped what is made and worn (B1.1); the museum offers one case from the Islamic past. Story
- Writing woven into cloth Notable fashion innovations tied to particular historical periods (B1.2); the museum offers the tiraz band and a surviving fragment of it. InventionObject
- Looms and the counting of looms The importance of key technologies, such as the loom, to the fashion industry (B1.3); the museum offers looms as workshops, prices and counts. InventionCareers
Strand C: Textile Production, Society and the Globalized Marketplace
Specialized markets, textile production and the impact of globalization; the museum serves four expectations in it (C1.1, C1.2, C2.2, C3.3).
- Dress for a community of faith Specialized clothing markets, among them religious or faith groups, and the fabrics and functions of their garments (C1.1, C1.2); the museum offers what a faith community says about dress and the pilgrim's garments. Reflection × 2
- From the thread to the cloth The basic processes in textile production (C2.2); the museum offers spinning and weaving through two records. CareersInvention
- When cheaper cloth reached the market The impact of globalization on the fashion industry, including the displacement of local craftspeople (C3.3); the museum offers one case, the Ottoman weavers. Careers × 2