T-shirt from EMF Unbelievable music video on display in Gloucester

Ian Dench's t-shirt from the EMF Unbelievable music video is part of the exhibition at Gloucester Museum

A t-shirt worn by EMF's Ian Dench in the Unbelievable music video has gone on display in his home city.

It is part of the Buttons, Badges and Blazers exhibition which is running at Gloucester Museum until 7 January.

The exhibition explores the city's history through the medium of uniforms, including civic and school uniforms.

The museum's collections officer Lizzie Johansson-Hartley said the t-shirt was donated after reaching out to Ian Dench's mother.

Ms Johansson-Hartley said a school uniform and a cubs scout uniform that once belonged to Ian and his brother Paul Dench are also on display.

14 different women's societies fundraised to by the robes worn by Edith Sessions

She said the exhibition includes uniforms from civic roles such as judges and councillors to "uniforms we put on in our own time", including rugby and football kits.

"It's about occupational uniforms as well - so ones that relate to jobs that either still exist or ones that no longer exist such as the water bailiff.

"It's a role that has long since disappeared from our canal system," she added.

Among the pieces are robes and a hat worn by Edith Sessions, the first female city councillor in Gloucester in 1918.

"She really was a trail blazer, she raised lots of money for charity, she was really well-known, she was also a magistrate for a short period as well," Ms Johansson-Hartley said.

"But when she became elected to the role of city councillor for Barton, she didn't have the right robes to wear, so 14 different women's societies fundraised money to buy her her robes and hat which we have on display."

Bee Bailey, the first openly transgender police woman on Gloucestershire Police, is part of the project

Other pieces include two rugby caps dating from the late 1800 to the late 1900 century, exploring the history of the sport in Gloucester, including Gloucester Rugby who celebrated their 150th anniversary at Kingsholm this year.

A working uniform from the first openly transgender police woman, Bee Bailey, who works for Gloucestershire Police, is also on display.

Donated via Voices Gloucester, Ms Johansson-Hartley said: "We thought it would be a really, really lovely piece to show how important actually wearing the uniform that reflects who you are as a person at work can be."

Ms Johansson-Hartley said the exhibition, which features around 22 full-sized costumes and around 100 other pieces, hopes to explore how uniforms "haven't really changed to reflect changes in society today" - including in terms of race, gender, class and body types.