Primary contact
University of WestminsterWatford Road
London, Harrow
GB HA1 3TP
Identity area
Identifier
WMA
Authorized form of name
Westminster Menswear Archive
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
Type
Contact area
Dr Danielle Sprecher
Primary contact
Type
Address
Street address
University of Westminster
Watford Road
Locality
London
Region
Harrow
Country name
United Kingdom
Postal code
HA1 3TP
Telephone
+44 (0) 20 3506 7950
Fax
mensweararchive@westminster.ac.uk
URL
www.mensweararchive.com
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Description area
History
The Westminster Menswear Archive collects, studies, conserves and presents significant works of technical menswear in order to connect people to creativity, knowledge and ideas.
The Westminster Menswear Archive was founded to establish and maintain a collection of garments and related artefacts to encourage and develop the study of menswear design from a technical and functional point of view; to advance the general knowledge of menswear as a design discipline, and to be used as a resource tool to inform contemporary menswear design.
The archive will strive to inform, encourage and inspire a diverse range of students, industry professionals, researchers and other users in support of their creativity, learning and research in fashion and related subjects. It will also underline the importance and relevance of the Westminster fashion archive within contemporary fashion, fashion education, research and scholarship and fashion practice, as well as with the broader public.