Fashion Museum Bath, Bath

What a gem! Love this place! My last visit was over 5 years ago and how this place changed! Really really enjoyed it! Could spend hours reading and adoring the beauty, detail and the history in those clothes. Don't be shy to grab an audio guide - it's free and there's multiple languages available. Take your time. Don't rush oh, and, just go ahead and dress up! We all would like to step back in time and understand how they felt in all those layers. My first initial comment was "it's like I am wearing a duvet" ;)

This is a great way to see the evolution of fashion through history - individual audio devices show each item and give a 30 second explanation of each plus there's a further, written paragraph giving wider context - eg what was happening in the wider world at the time. Beautiful dresses, coats, trousers and hats and the displays of gloves was breathtaking. I lived the extra exhibition of "glove-inspired" artworks which was placed about halfway through. Thoroughly recommend you spend a few hours here at Assembly Rooms admiring and learning about these beautiful items. Nice tea room (a bit chilly though!) to finish your visit. Bonus - the Assembly Rooms are open and free to look round when there's no meetings etc.