Donated by Mrs. E Male from Preston, Mrs Male’s husband ran the Horrockses department that supplied the fabric for Horrockses Fashions. He would often go down to London for their seasonal fashion shows.

Made form Sekers nylon, Horrockses Fashions benefited directly from émigré design and manufacturing talent, sourcing silks and synthetic fabrics from Sekers (West Cumberland Silk Mills), including high-quality satins and gauzes. The company was founded in 1938 by Hungarian émigré textile designer and manufacturer Nicholas ‘Miki’ Sekers in Whitehaven, Cumbria.