# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Guest Speaker: Fashioning the 1950s, with Dr Liz Tregenza
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 13 Mar, 2026 at 12:30 pm – Fri, 13 Mar, 2026 at 01:15 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us at the Archive for this in-person event exploring shopping for fashion in the 1950s.About this EventIn this illustrated talk, fashion historian Liz Tregenza explores shopping for fashion in Britain in the 1950s.The 1950s was an important decade in reshaping the British High Street. Consumers were increasingly moving away from independent shops, preferring the reliability of chain stores, like Marks & Spencer, for their ready-made purchases. The full-skirted silhouettes that came to define the decade were readily available in chain stores across the country. These garments in crisp cottons or the increasingly popular synthetic fibres, would come to dominate the market in the 1960s. In this illustrated talk, Liz explores what it was like to shop for fashion in Britain in the 1950s. What brands were people buying? Who designed and made these clothes, and finally, were they accessible to all?Free event, refreshments included. Booking is essential as places are limited.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leeds/guest-speaker-fashioning-the-1950s-with-dr-liz-tregenza/100001980627505185
- **Event Categories**: shopping
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Leeds
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: M&S Archive
- **lat**: 53.8071877
- **long**: -1.5618894
- **full address**: M&S Archive, Michael Marks Building, Leeds, United Kingdom

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Guest Speaker: Fashioning the 1950s, with Dr Liz Tregenza being held?
  - **A:** Guest Speaker: Fashioning the 1950s, with Dr Liz Tregenza takes place on Fri, 13 Mar, 2026 at 12:30 pm to Fri, 13 Mar, 2026 at 01:15 pm at M&S Archive, Michael Marks Building, Leeds, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Guest Speaker: Fashioning the 1950s, with Dr Liz Tregenza?
  - **A:** Guest Speaker: Fashioning the 1950s, with Dr Liz Tregenza is organized by M&S Company Archive.

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