ALT Womenswear evening dress in champagne coloured silk satin. Square neckline with wide shoulder straps. Skirt is cut straight with fullness gathered at the back. Fastens centre back with a metal zip.

ALT Cream cotton mix lace shift dress worn with a matching jacket. Jacket has a round collarless neckline, fastens centre front with 7 round cream fabric covered buttons and is edged with a cream braid.

ALT Paper fashion design drawn in ink and coloured yellow for a sleeveless below the knee evening dress featuring asymmetrical floral embellishment on a sheer overdress with a V neckline, pin tucked shoulder details, a dropped waist with a fabric waistband twisted at centre front and draped into cascading ruffles at the back and a gathered skirt with a pointed hemline. There is a pencil drawing of the back view on the bottom left. The design is numbered 1835.

ALT This vibrant 1970s Bellville Sassoon piece is part of Fashion Museum Bath’s internationally significant collection. The National Lottery Heritage Fund's £7.2 million support will help establish a new home for the museum, creating a cultural asset for the South West, driving economic growth, tourism and opportunities for local people. Photographer: David Parry Photography

ALT Close up of young children looking at objects with a magnifying glass in the Fashion Unpacked Trunk at World Heritage Day celebrations in Bath, as part of the museum's growing programme of creative opportunities supported by a £7.2 million grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Photo credit: Anna Barclay

ALT An elegant 1820s formal coat undergoing specialist conservation at Fashion Museum Bath. The National Lottery Heritage Fund's £7.2 million support will help establish a new home for the Fashion Museum, creating a cultural destination in the South West. Photographer: David Parry Photography

ALT Fashion Museum Bath viewed from Northgate Street designed by 6a architects. The National Lottery Heritage Fund's £7.2 million support will help establish a new home for the museum, creating a cultural asset for the South West, driving economic growth, tourism and opportunities for local people.

ALT Menswear long white wool and mohair coat with deep notched lapels, cutaway tails and fastening centre front with a single button. Chest pocket on wearer’s left side and two pockets with flaps on either side of hips. Embroidered floral design worked in fluorescent pink, orange, yellow and green beads decorates the wearer’s left side at the front.

ALT Detail of red and green strawberry design appliquéd on the pockets of a matching plum woven synthetic satin shirt and shorts set. Shirt is long-sleeved, features a white satin trim around the collars, cuffs and pockets and fastens down the centre front to the waistline with 6 white linen buttons. Shorts fall to the top of the thigh and are trimmed at the hem with a white satin band to match shirt.

ALT Detail of red and green strawberry design appliquéd on the pockets of a matching plum woven synthetic satin shirt and shorts set. Shirt is long-sleeved, features a white satin trim around the collars, cuffs and pockets and fastens down the centre front to the waistline with 6 white linen buttons. Shorts fall to the top of the thigh and are trimmed at the hem with a white satin band to match shirt.

ALT Turquoise synthetic satin bathing costume with halter neck top and low cut back. Shirred with elastic thread at centre front and featuring closely shirred sections from waist down across bottom and sides.

ALT Turquoise synthetic satin bathing costume with halter neck top and low cut back. Shirred with elastic thread at centre front and featuring closely shirred sections from waist down across bottom and sides.