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Amber Butchart
Born1980 or 1981 (age 43–44)[1]
Occupations
Academic background
Alma materLondon College of Fashion
Academic work
DisciplineHistory
Sub-disciplineHistory of fashion
InstitutionsLondon College of Fashion
Websitewww.amberbutchart

Amber Jane Butchartis a British fashion historian[2]and writer. She has researched and appeared in programmes on the BBC,Channel 4,and Sky Arts.[3]In 2018, she presented the BBC documentary seriesA Stitch in Time.Butchart teaches at London College of Fashion, and consults with the British police as a forensic garment analyst. She has also published several books on fashion history.

Education and early life[edit]

Butchart grew up inKessingland,Suffolk,[4]and has anMAin History and Culture of Fashion from London College of Fashion, now part of theUniversity of the Arts London.[5]

Career[edit]

Butchart is an associate lecturer atLondon College of Fashion,[5]and was formerly head buyer for vintage clothing companyBeyond Retro.[2]Butchart also acts as a consultant forensic garment analyst to British police forces and crime scene investigators.[6]

Butchart presented a segment in the BBC documentary seriesCivilisations StoriesentitledThe First Refugeesregarding the silk-weavingHuguenotcommunity ofSpitalfields.[7][8]In 2015 Butchart publishedNautical Chicand curated an exhibition of the same name at theFashion and Textile Museum.[9]

Butchart is a regular guest onBBC Radio 4'sWoman's Hour.[10]In January 2017 she appeared on Radio 4'sThe Museum of Curiositywhere her hypothetical donation to this imaginary museum was "the colourmauve".[11]She has also produced a two-part documentary for Radio 4 about the history of the vintage fashion industry entitledFrom Rags to Riches.[12]

Butchart presentedA Stitch in Time,a six-part series about the history of fashion broadcast on BBC Four in 2018. The costumes created by Ninya Mikhaila for the show were exhibited at theNational Trust'sHam Housebetween February and April that year.[13][14][15]The show was praised for its delivery and accessibility, with one reviewer noting "anyone watching this could gain a real insight into how historical pieces are made and reinterpreted".[16]

With make-up artist Rebecca Butterworth, Butchart presented a six-part series of historic make-up tutorials forEnglish Heritage.The series was part of the charity's efforts to expand its audience, and the campaign led to English Heritage winning the 'Grand Prix' and 'Best UK Breakthrough Advertiser' prizes at the 2019 YouTube Works Awards.[17]The videos spanned the Roman period to the Second World War and were released between 2018 and 2019.[18]

In 2020, Butchart andClara Amfopresented a podcast series on the history of fashion.[19]The following year, Butchard curated part of the British Textile Biennial, using items from theGawthorpe Textile Collection.[20]

She regularly hosts fashion events, includingPuttin’ on the Glitz: Fashion & Film in the Jazz Ageat theBritish Libraryin 2014.[21]

She was one half of DJ duo Broken Hearts along with Nisha Thirkell, which had a show onJazz FM.[22][23][24]

Bibliography[edit]

  • Muir, Robin; Butchart, Amber; Bouhassane, Ami (2021).Lee Miller: Fashion in Wartime Britain.Lee Miller Archives Publishing.ISBN978-0-9532389-8-9.
  • The Fashion Chronicles: Style Stories of History's Best Dressed(2018, Mitchell BeazleyISBN978-1784723811)
  • Fashion Illustration in Britain: Society and the Seasons(2017, British Library Publishing:ISBN9780712352000)
  • The Fashion of Film: Fashion Design Inspired by Cinema(2016, Octopus Books:ISBN9781784721763)
  • Nautical Chic(2015, Harry N. Abrams:ISBN9781419716195)
  • Amber Jane Butchart's Fashion Miscellany: An Elegant Collection of Stories, Quotations, Tips & Trivia from the World of Style(2014, Ilex Press:ISBN978-1781571385)

References[edit]

  1. ^Jacobs, Bel (1 May 2013)."Amber Jane Butchart reveals her fashion secrets".Metro.Retrieved17 October2022.
  2. ^abJacobs, Bel (1 May 2013)."Amber Jane Butchart: My style can be described as art teacher meets Pat Butcher".Metro.Retrieved17 January2017.
  3. ^"Broadcasting".Amber Butchart.Retrieved11 February2021.
  4. ^Chapman, Thomas."Fashion historian set to present BBC Four documentary series".Lowestoft Journal.Retrieved8 September2018.
  5. ^ab"Teaching staff: Amber Butchart".London College of Fashion.Retrieved17 January2017.
  6. ^Eva Wiseman (3 March 2019)."'Underwear dates well': how fashion forensics are helping solve crimes ".The Observer.Retrieved6 March2019.
  7. ^"A Stitch in Time".BBC Four.Retrieved14 January2018.
  8. ^"'Civilisations Stories' programme page ".
  9. ^"Nautical Chic by Amber Jane Butchart. Display Dates: 22 May – 27 August 2015".Fashion and Textile Museum.Retrieved11 February2021.
  10. ^"Woman's Hour".BBC Radio 4.
  11. ^"The Museum of Curiosity: Series 10, Episode 3".BBC Radio 4.Retrieved17 January2017.
  12. ^BBC, Radio."From Rags to Riches".BBC Radio 4.BBC.
  13. ^"A Stitch In Time".bbc.co.uk.Retrieved10 February2021.
  14. ^"A Stitch in Time exhibition at Ham House".National Trust.Retrieved10 February2021.
  15. ^"'A Stitch in Time' Exhibition at Ham House, Richmond - The Costume Society ".costumesociety.org.uk.Retrieved10 February2021.
  16. ^"What We Really Learned From a Stitch in Time".The Costume Rag.16 January 2018.Retrieved10 February2021.
  17. ^"YouTube Works 2019: Grand Prix & Best UK Breakthrough Advertiser".campaignlive.co.uk.Retrieved17 September2019.
  18. ^"Meet the Experts: Amber Butchart and Rebecca Butterworth".English Heritage.Retrieved11 February2021.
  19. ^Wynn, Aiden (4 December 2020)."Clara Amfo's new podcast charts the history of fashion".Stylist.Retrieved3 March2021.
  20. ^"British Textile Biennial dates for 2021 announced | British Textile Biennial".Retrieved11 February2021.
  21. ^Shillito, Sophia (21 April 2014)."Puttin' On The Glitz - Fashion & Film in the Jazz Age".Tyranny of Style: A closer look at costume design and the language of clothing.Retrieved16 June2018.
  22. ^"PRESS | Amber Butchart".Retrieved30 July2023.
  23. ^Mahoney, Elisabeth (20 May 2011)."Radio review: Perppermint Candy".The Guardian.Retrieved30 July2023.
  24. ^"Broken Hearts".Archived fromthe originalon 16 June 2018.Retrieved16 June2018.

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