Amber Butchart begins by examining portraits of King Charles II to draw up patterns for items of clothing that can be recreated using historical methods by tailor Ninya Mikhaila.
EP2 ArnolfiniJan 10, 2018
Amber Butchart looks at Dutch painter Jan van Eyck's Arnolfini Portrait.
EP3 The Hedge CutterJan 17, 2018
Amber Butchart provides a portrait of a working man.
EP4 DidoJan 24, 2018
Amber Butchart explores Dido Belle, the 18th-century daughter of an enslaved African woman brought up at Kenwood House in London.
Official Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09l2qzs
Synopsis
Fashion historian Amber Butchart fuses biography, art and the history of fashion as she explores the lives of historical figures by examining the clothes that they wore.