In 2005, the Jean Muir collection of over 18,000 items was donated to National Museums Scotland by her widower, Harry Leuckert. This cutting edge exhibition will feature selected highlights from this amazing collection, on display to the public for the first time.

Jean Muir was an iconic figure in the world of fashion design. In 2005, the Jean Muir Collection was donated to National Museums Scotland by her widower. The British designer held a unique place in the international fashion scene, from her emergence in the 1960s to her death in 1995. In Paris, she was ‘the new queen of the dress’, and in New York, ‘the jewel in the crown of British fashion’. To her customers she was ‘addictive’ and in her own words ,‘evolutionary not revolutionary’.