Zandra Rhodes: Fifty Years of Fabulous, Fashion & Textile Museum

Hyper-feminine, theatrical and heavy on the print, British design royalty Dame Zandra Rhodes' inimitable collections have sealed her place in fashion history. At eighty, she still dons hot pink hair, statement jewellery, stage makeup and ever-colourful attire, all whilst showing lauded collections at fashion week.

In celebration of her five decades of colourful and legendary design, the Fashion and Textile Museum is to stage the largest-ever homage to Rhodes. The comprehensive retrospective will traverse fifty years of a fascinating and varied career, presenting influential looks, original textiles and archive material.

Notable collections from Rhodes' prolific career will be on display, including the 1976-77’s influential, punk-inspired ‘Conceptual Chic’ and ‘Star Wars’, as well as 2016’s highly-successful archive collection for Matches Fashion.

Further highlights will be Rhodes avant-garde designs for the English National Opera’s production of ‘Aida’, as well as designs worn by Diana, Princess of Wales, Freddie Mercury, Elizabeth Taylor, Debbie Harry, Kate Moss and HRH Princess Michael of Kent.