Glam-rock revival!
What's on TV|July 17, 2021
Slade bassist Jim Lea’s iconic red suit is painstakingly restored to make it fit for display at the V&A...
HANNAH DAVIES, SEAN MARLAND
Glam-rock revival!

London’s Victoria and Albert Museum isn’t all about ancient artefacts and dusty old relics, it has a reputation for the quirky, too – and as Secrets of the Museum returns, we step back into the 1970s!

Among the museum’s collection are thousands of stage costumes, including a red Lurex and velvet suit recently donated by Slade’s bass guitarist Jim Lea, which he wore back in the band’s glam-rock heyday.

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