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Sequinology: a small sparkling display with a long fashion history
The Fashion and Textile Museum’s current links include Sequinology, a display about sequins and their history. It is a reason to look closely at technique rather than expect a vast standalone exhibition.
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Sparkle has a construction
The display follows sequins across a long history of dress and decoration.
A useful question is how the surface is made: repeated pieces, attachment and movement can matter as much as the colour seen from across a room.
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- 21 October 2026; not live booking inventory
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Check the museum ticket
The display accompanies the museum’s wider programme rather than constituting a universal free-entry offer.
Follow the museum’s official link for the current admission conditions and opening information before visiting.
Keep the image honest
The cover is textile context, not a photograph taken inside the current display.
This introduction does not identify an object as an exhibit unless the museum does so, and it does not claim an on-site review or a ticket reservation.
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