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A stunning collection of outfits made from Welsh wool by a designer from Wales – the perfect excuse for the National Wool Museum to focus on fashion and host its first ever Style Show on 25 October 2007.

The show, presented by the well-recognised name in Welsh fashion, Huw Rees, featured six models wearing 1960s fashion inspired outfits designed by Dr Sheila  Harri, which will soon become part of the national collection. It also showcased new Welsh talent in the world of fashion design, and told the story of how today’s Wales was shaped by the thriving woollen industry of the twentieth-century.

“One of the highlights of Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales’ centenary programme, the event was an opportunity to showcase the fashion of Welsh textiles, from the swinging 60s to its recent revival on the British and international catwalks,” said Ann Whittall, Museum Manager.

“The focus of the evening was Dr Harri’s range of dresses, shirts, skirts and hotpants, created from flannel made at Cambrian Mills, where the NationalWoolMuseum is located today. Thanks to Dr Harri and her kind contribution to Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales during our centenary year, the clothes have come home to the Museum to be included in Wales’ national wool collection.”

Dr Harri’s collection will be on display at the National Wool Museum next year for all visitors to enjoy free of charge,  thanks to the support of the Welsh Assembly Government.

More information on activities at the Museum can be found at www.museumwales.ac.uk.

Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales operates seven national museums across Wales.  These are National Museum Cardiff, St Fagans: National History Museum, National Roman Legion Museum, Caerleon, Big Pit: National Coal Museum, Blaenafon, National Wool Museum, Dre-fach Felindre, National Slate Museum, Llanberis and the National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.

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For further information, please contact Catrin Mears, Communications Officer on 029 2057 3486 or email catrin.mears@museumwales.ac.uk.