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Harrods aligns its retail experience with V&A's Schiaparelli exhibition

In London, the department store Harrods is dedicating an installation to Schiaparelli, following the “Fashion Becomes Art” exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A). By engaging with this cultural moment, the retailer is creating a dialogue between the shopping experience and artistic references. Harrods is combining its in-store...

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First ever 'Africa Fashion' exhibition opens in London

Britain's most extensive exhibition of African fashion is set to open in London, showcasing designers past and present, as well as the continent's diverse heritage and cultures. "Africa Fashion", at the Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum from Saturday, is also the country's first exhibition dedicated to the medium. Project curator Elisabeth Murray...

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First-ever Birkin bag to go on display in new V&A exhibition

The V&A Museum’s next major fashion exhibition will be dedicated to bags and will feature the first-ever made Hermès Birkin bag owned by Jane Birkin, alongside Mulberry handbags worn by Kate Moss and Alexa Chung. The ‘Bags: Inside Out’ exhibition opening on November 21 will showcase almost 300 pieces and will be the UK’s most comprehensive...

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V&A launches curator tour of Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk exhibition

The V&A museum has launched a series of five films on YouTube that takes viewers on a personal, 30-minute behind-the-scenes tour of its Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk exhibition, which is currently closed to the public due to the coronavirus pandemic. Curator Anna Jackson guides viewers through the exhibition spaces, providing a personal insight into...

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10 fashion exhibitions to visit in 2020

The new year is coming, which means that we can look forward to a whole lot of new exhibitions. For those who already want to make their agenda available for a visit, FashionUnited already selects various fashion exhibitions at home and abroad. Exhibitions that are already open Before the list with all new exhibitions scheduled to open in the...

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V&A to stage Europe’s first major exhibition on the kimono

The V&A in London will bring together 17th-century Japanese garments, international haute couture and costumes from Star Wars in Europe’s first major exhibition on kimono fashion. The ultimate symbol of Japan, the kimono is often perceived as traditional, timeless and unchanging, the V&A is looking to counter this conception with a new...

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Inside the Tim Walker: Wonderful Things exhibition

The V&A’s latest exhibition, ‘Tim Walker: Wonderful Things’ invites visitors into the fantastical imagination of one of the world’s most renowned photographers, featuring the largest exhibition of Walker’s pictures to date, celebrating his "extraordinary contribution” to image-making over the last 25 years and the inspirational role that the...

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V&A Dior exhibition “most visited” in museum’s history

The Victoria and Albert (V&A) museum in London has set a new visitor record with its ‘Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams’ exhibition, surpassing the former record set by 2015’s ‘Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty’ by over 100,000 visitors. The most comprehensive exhibition ever staged in the UK on the House of Dior closed on September 1 and the...

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V&A to stage largest Tim Walker exhibition

The V&A in London has announced it will display the largest-ever exhibition on fashion photographer Tim Walker featuring some of his seminal images from his 25-year career, featuring models including Edie Campbell, Lily Cole, Kate Moss, Karen Elson and Stella Tennant. The ‘Tim Walker: Wonderful Things’ exhibition will open in September and will...

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Dior exhibition extended due to “unprecedented demand”

The V&A has confirmed that it will be extending its sell-out ‘Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams’ exhibition after tickets for the entire run sold out three weeks after opening. The Dior exhibition, which opened on February 2 was originally schedule to run until July 14, and now will be extended by seven weeks to Sunday, September 1. The London...

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Video: The 'Bar' suit by Christian Dior

Join dressmaking expert and V&A volunteer, Sue Clark, as she examines one of the most iconic ensembles in post-war fashion, Christian Dior's 'Bar' suit. How was the suit constructed? And why was it hailed as 'the New Look'? Source: Victoria and Albert Museum, YouTube.

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Inside the Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams exhibition

The largest exhibition ever staged in the UK on the House of Dior opens at the V&A Museum on Saturday, February 2, featuring more than 200 rare haute couture pieces from 1947 to present day, including couture gowns worn by Princess Margaret and Jennifer Lawrence. The ‘Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams’ marks the V&A’s biggest fashion exhibition...