Add to Google Hermès Leather Forever Exhibition + How Birkin Came to Life
Whether you carry a Hermès Kelly, Plume, or H-buckled Constance, it’s guaranteed that you’ll draw lustful eyes from handbag devotees. If you adorn a Birkin, however, you’ll attract lascivious stares even from fashion novices.
| When: | View in Calendar » May 8, 2012 – May 27, 2012 |
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| Where: | 6 Burlington Gardens, The Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, Greater London, UK |
| Cost: | Free |
| Contact: | http://royalacademy.org.uk 020 7300 8000 |
| Categories: | United Kingdom |
| Tags: | Hermès Jane Birkin Jean-Louis Dumas London Pierre-Alexis Dumas Robert Dumas Thierry Hermès |
Haute Diet Coke by Jean Paul Gaultier, Exclusive @ Harvey Nichols
The models were certainly donning couture, not any couture but Jean Paul Gaultier‘s Diet Coke couture.
| When: | View in Calendar » April 16, 2012 – April 30, 2012 |
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| Categories: | United Kingdom |
| Tags: | Birmingham Bristol Dublin Edinburgh Jean Paul Gaultier Leeds London Manchester |
Fashion and Textile Museum’s “Pop! Culture and Fashion 1955-1976″
In the mid-fifties, America’s youth and rock n’ roll culture had taken the world by storm and changed the way people dressed. The fun and quirky Fashion and Textile Museum (FTM) in London will explore the impact of art, music, and personalities had on fashion during those two decades, through an exhibition entitled Pop! Culture and Fashion 1955-1976.
| When: | View in Calendar » July 6, 2012 – October 27, 2012 |
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| Where: | View Map » Fashion and Textile Museum, 83 Bermondsey St, London, Greater London SE1 3XF, UK |
| Contact: | http://ftmlondon.org/ 020 7407 8664 |
| Categories: | United Kingdom |
| Tags: | Donovan Elton John London Malcolm McLaren Mary Quant Vivienne Westwood |
Gareth Pugh Transforms Into Liza Minnelli for “The Film Project”
Cabaret costume. Precisely cut wig. Fierce green eye-shadow. Throw avant-garde fashion designer Gareth Pugh into the mix and see him transformed into Academy Award-winning actress Liza Minnelli.
| When: | View in Calendar » March 15, 2012 – March 25, 2012 |
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| Contact: | http://selfridges.com |
| Categories: | United Kingdom |
| Tags: | A.F. Vandevorst Alexander McQueen Ann Demeulemeester Comme des Garçons Dries Van Noten Gareth Pugh London Rick Owens |
“The Daphne Guinness Collection” Pre-Sale Exhibit at Christie’s
Having famously bought her late friend Isabella Blow’s fashion collection in its entirety to stop a planned auction last year, Daphne Guinness now takes it one step further to show her devotion to her beloved friend: the heiress will auction off at Christie’s one hundred pieces from her own avant-garde collection this summer, and she’ll use the proceeds to launch the Isabella Blow Foundation, a charity Guinness has set up in honor of Blow.
| When: | View in Calendar » June 23, 2012 – June 27, 2012 |
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| Where: | View Map » Christie’s, 85 Old Brompton Rd, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London SW7 3LD, UK |
| Contact: | http://christies.com/ +44 (0)20 7930 6074 |
| Categories: | United Kingdom |
| Tags: | Alexander McQueen Balenciaga Chanel Daphne Guinness Isabella Blow London |
Ballgowns: British Glamour - V&A’s Blockbuster Show for 2012
Before the 1950s, ballgowns were primarily reserved for elite private affairs. Now, they’re appearing in charity balls, opening nights, and red carpet events. “Since the 1950s, occasions for wearing formal attire have evolved from the private event to the public parade,” said Oriole Cullen, curator of Ballgowns: British Glamour Since 1950, a fashion exhibition that traces the evolution of eveningwear (Singh, 2011).
| When: | View in Calendar » May 19, 2012 – January 6, 2013 |
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| Where: | View Map » Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Rd, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London SW7 2RL, UK |
| Contact: | http://vam.ac.uk/ +44 (0)20 7942 2000 |
| Categories: | United Kingdom |
| Tags: | Alexander McQueen Beyoncé Bianca Jagger Catherine Walker Daphne Guinness Elizabeth Hurley Erdem Gareth Pugh Giles Deacon Hussein Chalayan Jenny Packham Jonathan Saunders London Norman Hartnell Ralph & Russo Sandra Bullock Victor Stiebel Zandra Rhodes |
Explore the Style and Creative Vision of Annie Lennox at V&A
“Always alert to the power of visual narrative and the sheer fun of dressing up, Annie [Lennox] was a true karma chameleon (Boy George was an early fan), developing her own stylish mix of costume, rock star avatar, and just plain girly girl,” Fair commented on Style.
| When: | View in Calendar » September 15, 2011 – February 26, 2012 |
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| Where: | View Map » Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Rd, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London SW7 2RL, UK |
| Cost: | Free |
| Contact: | http://vam.ac.uk/ |
| Categories: | United Kingdom |
| Tags: | Annie Lennox Boy George London |
Christian Louboutin’s Stunning Creations and Design Process
Christian Louboutin needs no introduction. While you might not recognize his face, you’ll no doubt recognize his signature red-soled shoes that have invaded fashion capitals the world over. To celebrate Louboutin’s 20-year anniversary, the Design Museum in London will present United Kingdom’s first retrospective of the famed French shoe designer from March 28 through July 1. Expect heart-stirring creations from sculptural stilettos and lace-up boots to studded sneakers and bejeweled pumps.
| When: | View in Calendar » March 28, 2012 – July 1, 2012 |
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| Where: | View Map » Design Museum, Shad Thames, London Borough of Southwark, London SE1, UK |
| Contact: | http://designmuseum.org/ |
| Categories: | United Kingdom |
| Tags: | Chanel Christian Louboutin David Lynch London Yves Saint Laurent |
Cut Out & Keep: Cardboard Couture + Il Bronzino-Inspired Photo Art
Is it a photograph? Is it a painting? Is the model wearing real clothes? Are the clothes and accessories made of fabric?
| When: | View in Calendar » November 3, 2011 – January 7, 2012 |
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| Where: | View Map » Diemar/Noble Photography, 66-67 Wells St, London, Greater London W1T 3PY, UK |
| Contact: | http://diemarnoblephotography.com |
| Categories: | United Kingdom |
| Tags: | Christian Tagliavini Il Bronzino London |
Vodafone London Fashion Weekend 2012
Come February, immediately following the final autumn/winter 2012-13 catwalk show for London Fashion Week, Vodafone London Fashion Weekend moves in and takes over the exact exhibition and catwalk venue at London’s Somerset House.
| When: | View in Calendar » February 23, 2012 – February 26, 2012 |
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| Where: | View Map » Somerset House, Strand, City of Westminster, UK |
| Categories: | United Kingdom |
| Tags: | Fashion Weekend Holly Fulton Jaeger London James Long Linda Farrow London Maria Francesca Pepe Pringle of Scotland |