2026-07-11 | Reconstructing Historical Fashion Exhibition Opens

11 JULY: Reconstructing Historical Fashion is a new exhibition which opens on Saturday 11 July at Halifax’s Bankfield Museum.

View costumes from the finalists of the 2025 Costume Society Patterns of Fashion competition made by Lana Vargas, Verity Joy and Georgia Barclay.

Get a glimpse behind the scenes into how these makers went about meticulously recreating their faithful historical replicas.

Please note this exhibition will be on display on the first floor of Bankfield Museum. Please contact museums@calderdale.gov.uk to discuss any access needs.

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