London's Fashion Alphabet | H - Horrockses

This week in London's Fashion Alphabet, a beautiful vintage Horrockses dress provides a gateway into the history of the trailblazing cotton manufacturing man: John Horrocks. With factories in Preston and London, Horrockses transformed from making cotton sheeting into a trend defining fashion house. The dress also leads us to Carol Turner, the original owner and her beau Frank as they embark on their own exciting journey. Many thanks to Preston Digital Archive for providing some of the factory imagery in the video. You can view their full archive here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/22711538@N07/ https://instagram.com/museumoflondon https://www.facebook.com/museumoflondon/ https://twitter.com/MuseumofLondon