Alex Clayden
@aclayden.bsky.social
Fighting financial crime by day, Postgraduate Researcher at UoLeeds by night. Researching my own Nan.
A little fun from the archive. In 1999, @barrymanilow1.bsky.social was given a humanitarian award by the Friends of Sheba Medical Centre. He was presented the award by none other than Elizabeth Taylor who was wearing...a Marian Clayden!
June 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
A little fun from the archive. In 1999, @barrymanilow1.bsky.social was given a humanitarian award by the Friends of Sheba Medical Centre. He was presented the award by none other than Elizabeth Taylor who was wearing...a Marian Clayden!
From the archive: a previously unknown silk hanging from Marian’s “Hands” series. The purple and orange contrast is divine! Folded into quarters and clamped with custom plastic cutouts of the artist’s hands.
#resistdyeing #marianclayden #clampresist
#resistdyeing #marianclayden #clampresist
February 18, 2025 at 7:54 AM
From the archive: a previously unknown silk hanging from Marian’s “Hands” series. The purple and orange contrast is divine! Folded into quarters and clamped with custom plastic cutouts of the artist’s hands.
#resistdyeing #marianclayden #clampresist
#resistdyeing #marianclayden #clampresist
This Valentine’s Day I’m in love with these patterns! From Marian Clayden’s Fall 1989 collection, I just love these vibrant colours and the sheer 80s-ness of it all.
#marianclayden #fashionhistory
#marianclayden #fashionhistory
February 15, 2025 at 9:54 AM
This Valentine’s Day I’m in love with these patterns! From Marian Clayden’s Fall 1989 collection, I just love these vibrant colours and the sheer 80s-ness of it all.
#marianclayden #fashionhistory
#marianclayden #fashionhistory
Reposted by Alex Clayden
It has been unremittingly cold and grey here with barely a flicker of sunshine and so I feel I should roll out the big guns today in the shape of this #1890s Worth tea gown in a voided silk velvet, all green and blue and vibrant. Happy Friday all! #palaisgalliera #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
February 14, 2025 at 1:56 PM
It has been unremittingly cold and grey here with barely a flicker of sunshine and so I feel I should roll out the big guns today in the shape of this #1890s Worth tea gown in a voided silk velvet, all green and blue and vibrant. Happy Friday all! #palaisgalliera #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
Hello Bluesky! Very pleased to be here. What self-respecting fashion history PhD student doesn't introduce himself with pretty pictures of things? To begin though, allow me to introduce my research subject/grandmother: Marian Clayden, artist-craftsman, designer, general badass.
January 7, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Hello Bluesky! Very pleased to be here. What self-respecting fashion history PhD student doesn't introduce himself with pretty pictures of things? To begin though, allow me to introduce my research subject/grandmother: Marian Clayden, artist-craftsman, designer, general badass.