Costumes reflecting the lifestyles of those living in the Angus glens in the Victorian and Edwardian eras took centre stage during a visit by the Costume Society of Scotland to the Glenesk Folk Museum.
A 16-strong delegation from the Edinburgh-based group visited the museum for their annual outing, some 51 years after their first visit.
The museum was opened in 1955 by local school teacher Greta Michie and features reconstructed rooms which recreate life in the glen in Victorian times.
Curator Maria MacDonell said she was delighted Society members were returning to Glenesk.
She said: “By an extraordinary coincidence we came across documentation by Greta Michie which described the costume society’s visit in June 1967.
“We are putting together a display of their visit in 1967 and have press cuttings from that.”
Maria explained despite the Edinburgh group spending the whole day at the museum there are too many costumes for them to view at one time.
She said: “We have index cards detailing all the costumes and there are thousands of items.
“The bulk of the collection is Victorian and Edwardian. We have some nice early 20th century clothes and a beautiful 18th century gown.
“We always like presenting a new show and come out with new stories. A story we did a few years ago posed the questioned why we have so much white in our collection when the water in the glen is brown.
“We also did a display on early 20th century parties and last year ran a display on non-white wedding dresses.”
Members of the Costume Society of Scotland include students, academics, jewellery and costume designers, artists, craft enthusiasts and more.
It was formed in 1965 and members hold lectures, workshops and trips to collections and exhibitions.
