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Lee Miller: Dressed, Exhibition Extras

Published by: Jody East
Lee Miller Red dress from gallery 1
Lee Miller Red dress

Explore more about Lee Miller: Dressed with this specially created extra content.

  • Get a behind the scenes insight into the conservation and mounting of Lee Miller’s clothes for the exhibition with conservator Jamie Robinson from Zenzie Tinker Studio.
  • Hear from Ami Bouhassane, granddaughter of Lee Miller and Co-Director of the Lee Miller Archives, as she shares the discovery of Lee’s clothes in the attic at Farley House.
  • Take a closer look at Lee’s fashion through an interview with exhibition curator, Martin Pel.

With thanks to interviewer, Charlotte Petts and all our interviewees.

Lee Miller Red dress from gallery 1
Lee Miller Red dress
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Introduction by Charlotte Petts, audio producer and Martin Pel, curator of Lee Miller: Dressed

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Detail of label from Lee Miller’s black fur coat, McCreery & Company, Pittsburgh, 1930-5 Lee Miller Archives, East Sussex, England Photography by Tessa Hallmann
Detail of label from Lee Miller’s black fur coat, McCreery & Company, Pittsburgh, 1930-5 Lee Miller Archives, East Sussex, England Photography by Tessa Hallmann

Lee Miller’s granddaughter, Ami Bouhassane, talks about the fur coat and what it means to her family

Detail of label from Lee Miller’s black fur coat, McCreery & Company, Pittsburgh, 1930-5 Lee Miller Archives, East Sussex, England Photography by Tessa Hallmann
Detail of label from Lee Miller’s black fur coat, McCreery & Company, Pittsburgh, 1930-5 Lee Miller Archives, East Sussex, England Photography by Tessa Hallmann
Detail of label from Lee Miller’s sunbathing outfit with pareo, Jacques Heim, Paris, 1937 Lee Miller Archives, East Sussex, England Photography by Tessa Hallmann
Detail of label from Lee Miller’s sunbathing outfit with pareo, Jacques Heim, Paris, 1937 Lee Miller Archives, East Sussex, England Photography by Tessa Hallmann

Lee Miller’s granddaughter, Ami Bouhassane explores the significance of Miller’s daring sunbathing outfit

Detail of label from Lee Miller’s sunbathing outfit with pareo, Jacques Heim, Paris, 1937 Lee Miller Archives, East Sussex, England Photography by Tessa Hallmann
Detail of label from Lee Miller’s sunbathing outfit with pareo, Jacques Heim, Paris, 1937 Lee Miller Archives, East Sussex, England Photography by Tessa Hallmann
Detail of label from Lee Miller’s jumpsuit, Jantzen, c1940s Lee Miller Archives, East Sussex, England Photography by Tessa Hallmann
Detail of label from Lee Miller’s jumpsuit, Jantzen, c1940s Lee Miller Archives, East Sussex, England Photography by Tessa Hallmann
Detail of label from Lee Miller’s jumpsuit, Jantzen, c1940s Lee Miller Archives, East Sussex, England Photography by Tessa Hallmann
Detail of label from Lee Miller’s jumpsuit, Jantzen, c1940s Lee Miller Archives, East Sussex, England Photography by Tessa Hallmann
War correspondent formal dress uniform, Kilgour, French & Stanbury Ltd, London, 1943 Lee Miller Archives, East Sussex, England Photography by Tessa Hallmann
War correspondent formal dress uniform, Kilgour, French & Stanbury Ltd, London, 1943 Lee Miller Archives, East Sussex, England Photography by Tessa Hallmann

Find out more about Lee’s War Correspondent uniform with conservator Jamie Robinson from Zenzie Tinker Conservation Studio

War correspondent formal dress uniform, Kilgour, French & Stanbury Ltd, London, 1943 Lee Miller Archives, East Sussex, England Photography by Tessa Hallmann
War correspondent formal dress uniform, Kilgour, French & Stanbury Ltd, London, 1943 Lee Miller Archives, East Sussex, England Photography by Tessa Hallmann
Detail from war correspondent formal dress uniform, Kilgour, French & Stanbury Ltd, London, 1943 Lee Miller Archives, East Sussex, England Photography by Tessa Hallmann
Detail from war correspondent formal dress uniform, Kilgour, French & Stanbury Ltd, London, 1943 Lee Miller Archives, East Sussex, England Photography by Tessa Hallmann

Lee’s granddaughter Ami Bouhassane talks about the effect of war on Lee

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This interview contains references to war and post-traumatic stress disorder

Detail from war correspondent formal dress uniform, Kilgour, French & Stanbury Ltd, London, 1943 Lee Miller Archives, East Sussex, England Photography by Tessa Hallmann
Detail from war correspondent formal dress uniform, Kilgour, French & Stanbury Ltd, London, 1943 Lee Miller Archives, East Sussex, England Photography by Tessa Hallmann
Pregnancy dress, Fashion Originators Guild of America, c1930s Lee Miller Archives, East Sussex, England Photography by Tessa Hallmann

Conservators Jamie Robinson and Zenzie Tinker from Zenzie Tinker Conservation Studio give an insight into washing Lee’s pregnancy dress for display

Pregnancy dress, Fashion Originators Guild of America, c1930s Lee Miller Archives, East Sussex, England Photography by Tessa Hallmann
Conservator Jamie Robinson mounting Lee Miller’s pregnancy dress.
Conservator Jamie Robinson mounting Lee Miller’s pregnancy dress.

Conservators Jamie Robinson and Zenzie Tinker from Zenzie Tinker Conservation Studio give an insight into preparing Lee’s pregnancy dress for display

Conservator Jamie Robinson mounting Lee Miller’s pregnancy dress.
Conservator Jamie Robinson mounting Lee Miller’s pregnancy dress.
Detail of label from Lee Miller’s pregnancy dress, Fashion Originators Guild of America, c1930s Lee Miller Archives, East Sussex, England Photography by Tessa Hallmann
Detail of label from Lee Miller’s pregnancy dress, Fashion Originators Guild of America, c1930s Lee Miller Archives, East Sussex, England Photography by Tessa Hallmann

Conservator Jamie Robinson from Zenzie Tinker Conservation Studio discovers a hidden label in Lee’s pregnancy dress

Detail of label from Lee Miller’s pregnancy dress, Fashion Originators Guild of America, c1930s Lee Miller Archives, East Sussex, England Photography by Tessa Hallmann
Detail of label from Lee Miller’s pregnancy dress, Fashion Originators Guild of America, c1930s Lee Miller Archives, East Sussex, England Photography by Tessa Hallmann
Gilet and trousers, c1946 Lee Miller Archives, East Sussex, England Photography by Tessa Hallmann
Gilet and trousers, c1946 Lee Miller Archives, East Sussex, England Photography by Tessa Hallmann

Lee Miller’s granddaughter, Ami Bouhassane talks about Lee’s favourite ‘scruffs’

Gilet and trousers, c1946 Lee Miller Archives, East Sussex, England Photography by Tessa Hallmann
Gilet and trousers, c1946 Lee Miller Archives, East Sussex, England Photography by Tessa Hallmann
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In depth interview with Lee’s granddaughter, Ami, as she discusses further what impact Lee has had on hers and the family's lives

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This interview contains references themes related to post-traumatic stress disorder, war and concentration camps

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