A former costume museum in Scotland is being brought back into the spotlight, renewing interest in a site once dedicated to preserving and showcasing the country’s fashion and clothing heritage.

The museum was known for its collection of historic costumes, garments and accessories, offering visitors an insight into changing styles and the role clothing played in Scottish social and cultural history.

Its renewed prominence could provide an opportunity to celebrate Scotland’s fashion heritage while introducing historic collections and stories to a new generation of visitors.

Costume collections can offer more than a history of fashion, revealing how people lived, worked and expressed their identities across different periods.

Bringing attention back to the former museum could also support wider efforts to preserve historic buildings and cultural collections while creating new opportunities for tourism and community engagement.

The development marks a new chapter for a site closely associated with Scotland’s costume history, putting the former museum firmly back in fashion.