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Costume

Detail of bright dress

There are some 20,000 examples of Western European costume and textiles in the collections of the National Museums Liverpool. They date from the last 300 years and stretch right up to the present day.

If you wish to see a particular piece of costume, please contact us |in advance to check it is on display.

Costume collection highlights

| Open gown, 18th century|

| Evening dress, about 1925-30|

| John Lennon suit|

Costume exhibitions

We have changing exhibitions| in the Craft and Design gallery.

| Mrs Tinne's Wardrobe |

| Forty Years of Designer Fashion, (past exhibition) |

| Feathercuts and Flares, (past exhibtion)
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| 1950s evening dresses, (past exhibition) |

Online fashion game!

Dress up our two fashion designers and create your own outfits to share with your friends online! Play the game here.|