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A Story to Tantalise The Eyes…
Welcome to our YouTube channel @houseofmirellehullÂ
Watch ‘The Locations’ belowÂ
Tour historic Hull from Victorian times through the present-day and explore key places in fashion history and Hull’s history, the place Mirelle called home.
Learn the big names in retail, where the House of Mirelle was and where Irene Leonard’s picture window still looks out on King Edward Street today.
The Showroom
The Showroom introduces you to some of the ladies who worked and shopped there including one formidable manager – Molly Kidd.
Find out about the history of Hull’s modelling industry as well as some of the amazing fashion shows they carried out including at Yorkshire’s Sledmere Hall in 1963.
The Workroom
As important to the business as selling clothes, sewing staff made sure customers’ outfits were adjusted or made to their measurements in Mirelle’s first decade.
Learn what sort of clothes were designed and made there as well as what sewing tasks they carried out after the Design Arm came to an end.
Coming soon!
The Fashions, the Weddings, The Dress Collection and artefacts from the Mirelle Archive will be released on YouTube with in depth talks and stunning visuals by Carrie Henderson on each and every topic.Â
Mirelle Podcast
Listen to Carrie on YouTube Music or by playing Podcasts on our YouTube channel
‘What Was The House of Mirelle’ is here to listen to on this page
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A Map from 1950 showing how Hull’s changed over the decades
Watched The Locations? See if you can find the places Mirelle called home…