Pineapple cloth will be a tasty addition to a fashion show with a difference at Killerton House near Exeter.
Natural fibres have been the raw materials for some of the most glamorous clothing, costume and couture through the centuries with plants, insects and minerals produced colour and dyestuffs.
To celebrate the use of natural fibres in fashion, Killerton is staging the'The Nature of Fashion' exhibition.
Colourful gowns, coats and waistcoats from the 1700s to the 1960s will be on display, many decorated using a variety of techniques with materials and motifs derived from the natural world.
For the first time at Killerton the National Trust is collaborating with the Centre for the Creative Industries at Exeter College to present an innovative show which will include historic pieces from the Killerton collections as well as contemporary work by students and practising artists and designers.
The exhibition will not only feature the more common natural plant and animal fibres, linen, cotton, wool and silk, but will include more unusual examples made from plant fibres such as pineapple.
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