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Alex Clayden

@aclayden.bsky.social

Fighting financial crime by day, Postgraduate Researcher at UoLeeds by night. Researching my own Nan.

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This is also very timely, because I have floor tickets to see @barrymanilow1.bsky.social at his San Jose show in a month!

25.06.2025 17:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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!

25.06.2025 17:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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From the archive: a previously unknown silk hanging from Marianโ€™s โ€œHandsโ€ series. The purple and orange contrast is divine! Folded into quarters and clamped with custom plastic cutouts of the artistโ€™s hands.
#resistdyeing #marianclayden #clampresist

18.02.2025 07:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This Valentineโ€™s Day Iโ€™m in love with these patterns! From Marian Claydenโ€™s Fall 1989 collection, I just love these vibrant colours and the sheer 80s-ness of it all.
#marianclayden #fashionhistory

15.02.2025 09:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Bodice detail of a bright green dress with voided blue velvet scrolling pattern

Bodice detail of a bright green dress with voided blue velvet scrolling pattern

Side view of bright green and blue dress with high collar, long sleeves and trained skirt

Side view of bright green and blue dress with high collar, long sleeves and trained skirt

Back view of bright green and blue dress showing the expanse of trained skirt

Back view of bright green and blue dress showing the expanse of trained skirt

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 ๐Ÿ—ƒ๏ธ๐Ÿชก

14.02.2025 13:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 145    ๐Ÿ” 28    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10
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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.

07.01.2025 08:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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