https://hodsonshopproject.com/2018/04/06/an-update-and-farewell/https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_8221.jpgIMG_8221Taa-daa!https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_8219.jpgIMG_8219Even at graduation, I was still taking pictures of labels...2018-04-06T11:24:14+00:00monthlyhttps://hodsonshopproject.com/2015/10/09/writing-up-some-reflections/https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_1060.jpgDesk Writing UpMy desk. Going to be gazing upon this view a LOT over the coming months.2015-11-16T11:15:06+00:00monthlyhttps://hodsonshopproject.com/2015/03/27/inspirationmw-and-a-fond-farewell/https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_1207.jpgMuseum store rackingMy first glimpse inside a museum storehttps://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_1222.jpgHodson Dress RailThe rail of Hodson Shop Collection dresses.https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_1265.jpgDutch ApronA glimpse into one of the boxes of aprons.https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_1233.jpg1930s day dress collarCollar detail of my favourite 1930s day dress - 'It looks a bit Prada'2015-10-09T11:08:09+00:00monthlyhttps://hodsonshopproject.com/2015/06/03/workshop-the-creation-collection-and-care-of-textiles-and-dress-in-museums-and-historic-houses-amateurs-and-professionals/https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/459_60_504_afr1_cr_jpg.jpg2015-06-03T14:54:55+00:00monthlyhttps://hodsonshopproject.com/2014/09/02/exhibition-from-austerity-to-prosperity/https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_2912.jpg1950s pearls and 1950s perfume 'Seventh Heaven'An abundance of pearls and perfume from the 1950s.https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_2909.jpgPurple CC41 Utility dressGetting to grips with the waist of a Utility dress.https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_2908.jpgCC41 Utility wool jersey women's suit and rayon pussy bow neck dressUtility items from the Hodson Shop Collectionhttps://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/austerity-prosperity-poster-lo4-copy.jpgAusterity Prosperity poster lo[4] copy2014-09-02T13:39:13+00:00monthlyhttps://hodsonshopproject.com/2014/07/09/the-mystery-of-morrish-co/https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/screen-shot-2014-07-09-at-16-08-12.pngPost Office London Directory 1915The listing for Morrish & Co in the 1915 Post Office London Directory. Image via University of Leicester Special Collections Onlinehttps://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/screen-shot-2014-07-09-at-15-14-53.pngMorrish Listing, Post Office Directory, 1915.The listing for Morrish & Co in the 1915 Post Office London Directory.https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_0083.jpgEdith Flora Hodson Sunday Best OutfitThe green and pink floral 'Sunday Best' outfit found in a wardrobe at 54 New Road.2014-07-09T21:55:39+00:00monthlyhttps://hodsonshopproject.com/2014/05/22/audio-purity-piety-and-pants-the-religious-body-in-early-20th-century-underwear-marketing/2014-05-22T10:29:15+00:00monthlyhttps://hodsonshopproject.com/2014/05/01/purity-piety-and-pants/https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_2345.jpgWool and WarWolsey 'Wool and War' advertisement in Weldon's Ladies' Journal, October 1915.https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_0074.jpgWolsey Stockings BoxBox of Wolsey Artificial Silk Stockings from the 1920shttps://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_0041.jpgSt Margaret Botany Wool HoseSt Margaret Seal on Botany Wool Hose from 1910s to early-1920shttps://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_0072.jpgSt Margaret Silk HoseBoxes of St Margaret Silk Hose from the 1920shttps://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_0046.jpgEarly Wolsey LogoAn early example of the Wolsey logo printed onto a woollen combination.2014-05-01T14:09:41+00:00monthlyhttps://hodsonshopproject.com/about/https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_0367.jpgCollection ItemsAssorted items from the Hodson Shop Collection2014-03-21T11:54:47+00:00weekly0.6https://hodsonshopproject.com/the-project/https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_0392.jpgVenetian Print Apron DetailDetail from Venetian Print Apron2014-03-21T11:54:28+00:00weekly0.6https://hodsonshopproject.com/the-researcher/https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/jen-blue-dress.jpgJen Blue Dress2014-03-21T11:54:00+00:00weekly0.6https://hodsonshopproject.com/2014/02/27/good-news/2014-02-27T14:01:32+00:00monthlyhttps://hodsonshopproject.com/2014/01/30/into-the-archive/https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_1994.jpgS.C. Larkins & Sons Livery St Birminghamhttps://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_1937.jpgN.Corah Leicester Letterhttps://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_2050.jpgMock Wings 1920s(Top) Jade green mock wings (Bottom) Invoice from S.C. Larkins, listing the same product. https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_1933.jpgSock parcel and invoice(Top) A parcel containing children's cashmere hose (Bottom) An invoice from N. Corah & Sons Ltd., 1923 including the same hose.https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_2051.jpgBell and Nicholson InvoiceInvoice fromBirmingham-based wholesaler. Bell and Nicholson Ltd., 1948.2014-01-30T13:07:29+00:00monthlyhttps://hodsonshopproject.com/2014/01/24/2014-chord-conference-and-call-for-papers-retail-work-historical-perspectives/2014-01-24T10:04:27+00:00monthlyhttps://hodsonshopproject.com/2014/01/09/save-walsall-museum/https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/screen-shot-2014-01-09-at-10-11-13.pngSave Walsall MuseumScreenshot of the Save Walsall Museum petition2014-01-09T10:15:41+00:00monthlyhttps://hodsonshopproject.com/2013/11/27/picture-post-exploring-the-hodson-shop-archives/https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_1703.jpgNotes and doodlesAssorted notes and doodles found in a Bell and Nicholson trade catalogue, 1954.https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20131127-213049.jpg20131127-213049.jpghttps://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20131127-213014.jpg20131127-213014.jpghttps://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20131127-212955.jpg20131127-212955.jpghttps://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20131127-212940.jpg20131127-212940.jpghttps://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20131127-212807.jpg20131127-212807.jpghttps://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20131127-212728.jpg20131127-212728.jpghttps://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20131127-212642.jpg20131127-212642.jpg2013-11-28T10:58:21+00:00monthlyhttps://hodsonshopproject.com/2013/11/25/workshop-and-call-for-papers-textile-fragments-incomplete-textiles-and-dress-in-museums-and-historic-houses/2013-11-25T15:31:54+00:00monthlyhttps://hodsonshopproject.com/2013/11/14/conference-report-museum-metamorphosis-university-of-leicester-56-nov-2013/https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_1566.jpgMuseum MetamorphosisThe rather stylish delegate packs.2013-11-25T15:30:12+00:00monthlyhttps://hodsonshopproject.com/2013/11/13/workshop-call-for-papers-retailing-commerce-and-the-human-body-historical-approaches/2013-11-13T10:48:41+00:00monthlyhttps://hodsonshopproject.com/2013/11/13/current-exhibition-red-walsall-museum/https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_1610.jpgVictorian white muslin day dress with red stripes and dots. c.1855White muslin day dress with red stripes and dots, c.1855.https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_1324.jpgRed! At Walsall MuseumFrom left: printed cotton day dress, c.1951; red grosgrain short evening dress with roses, c.1958.2013-11-13T10:37:08+00:00monthlyhttps://hodsonshopproject.com/2013/10/18/some-sad-news/2013-10-18T15:39:21+00:00monthlyhttps://hodsonshopproject.com/2013/10/08/the-hodson-shop-project-is-one-a-year-in-numbers/https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_1402.jpgIMG_1402https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_1415.pngMaking a start...2013-10-08T09:43:43+00:00monthlyhttps://hodsonshopproject.com/2013/09/06/the-ms-archive-and-chord-2013/https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_0036.jpgpenny Bazaar ItemsItems from the M&S Penny Bazaarhttps://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_0039.jpgNotebook Tom Spencer Michael MarksThe notebooks detailing Tom Spencer's initial £300 investmenthttps://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_0034.jpgM&S Uniforms 1910s-1950sM&S staff uniforms from the first half of the twentieth centuryhttps://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_0037.jpgM&S Vintage Shapewear'Eyecatching' early M&S shapewear underwear, 1960shttps://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_0035.jpgM&S Archive Racking The sophisticated racking and storage facilities at the M&S Archive2013-09-06T16:11:45+00:00monthlyhttps://hodsonshopproject.com/2013/09/02/talking-about-the-hodson-shop-collection/https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_0618.jpgLiveScribe Echo2013-09-02T11:15:07+00:00monthlyhttps://hodsonshopproject.com/2013/07/15/a-visit-to-the-hodson-shop/https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_0031.jpgIMG_0031The Parlourhttps://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_0032.jpgIMG_0032Flora Hodson - she joined the shop business in 1927.https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_0029.jpgIMG_0029The Locksmith's House, Willenhallhttps://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_0030.jpgIMG_0030The displays of Hodson Shop stockhttps://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_2514.jpgIMG_2514The Hodson Shop in 2013 - note the fireplace.https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/hodson-shop007.jpgHodson shop007The Hodson Shop as it was found in 1983. Image via Walsall Musuem.2013-07-15T10:26:10+00:00monthlyhttps://hodsonshopproject.com/2013/07/08/current-exhibition-summer-on-the-beach-walsall-museum/https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_0211.jpgButterfly swimsuit, Walsall MuseumButterfly Print Swimsuit, Walsall Museumhttps://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_0210.jpg1950s swimsuit, Walsall Museum1950s skirted swimsuit, Walsall Museum.https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/summeronthebeach.jpgSummer on the Beach Walsall Museum2013-07-08T13:54:10+00:00monthlyhttps://hodsonshopproject.com/2013/06/17/appreciating-the-pretty-things/https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_0909.jpgArt work by Maria WalkerArtwork by Textile Artist, Maria Walker in Collaboration with Poet, Angela Topping. Image taken at Textile Stories Study Day at University of Chester.https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/screen-shot-2013-06-17-at-16-06-49.pngHandkerchiefsDetails of Handkerchiefs and Packaging from the Hodson Shop Collection. c1950.https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_0898.jpgFeathersFeathers from the Hodson Shop Collection.https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_0868.jpgCherub Vest PackagingDetails of Packaging and Label on "Cherub" Children's Vests from the Hodson Shop Collection. 1950s.https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_0814.jpgBourjois Ashes of Roses RougeA Pot of Bourjois Ashes of Roses Rouge from the Hodson Shop Collection. c1920s-30s.2013-06-17T15:18:37+00:00monthlyhttps://hodsonshopproject.com/2013/06/17/chord-conference-retailing-and-the-senses-historical-perspectives/2013-06-17T14:51:35+00:00monthlyhttps://hodsonshopproject.com/2013/05/07/underwear-and-the-hodson-shop-collection/https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0016.jpgUnderwear from 1940s-50sClockwise from left: 1950s negligee, Utility bra, Utility stockinette camisole.https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0707.jpgRameses 1930s Woollen Combination1930s 'Rameses' Woman's Woollen Combination2013-05-07T15:00:27+00:00monthlyhttps://hodsonshopproject.com/2013/05/07/chord-workshop-embellished-textiles-interpretation-and-care-of-fine-needlework-in-museums-and-historic-houses/2013-05-07T14:34:42+00:00monthlyhttps://hodsonshopproject.com/2013/04/15/the-mysterious-case-of-the-blue-slippers/https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0009.jpgBlue slippers differenceshttps://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0008.jpgBlue Slippers Close Uphttps://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0010.jpgBlue Slippers2013-04-15T14:25:28+00:00monthlyhttps://hodsonshopproject.com/2013/03/27/the-tinkerbell-dress-and-exhibiting-the-unexhibitable/https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_0006.jpgDetail of shattered corsetThe invite to Amy de la Haye's Professorial lecture at London College of Fashionhttps://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_0005.jpg1920s silk dress pocketThe pocket detailing - note the cluster of small silk-wrapped balls.https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_0004.jpg1920s silk dressThe 'Tinkerbell' dress2013-03-27T10:17:50+00:00monthlyhttps://hodsonshopproject.com/2013/03/21/current-exhibition-factory-girls-walsall-museum/https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_0003.jpgHodson Shop Apronshttps://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/copy-of-factorygirlsposter.jpgFactory Girls Poster2013-03-21T13:59:27+00:00monthlyhttps://hodsonshopproject.com/further-reading/https://hodsonshopproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_0001.jpgReading 2013-03-21T10:01:56+00:00weekly0.6https://hodsonshopproject.comdaily1.02018-04-06T11:24:14+00:00