London Fashion Exhibitions: on now
Looking for fashion exhibitions in London? Big bustles and gowns fit for princesses await in Culture Whisper's guide to the best fashion museums and retrospectives
London Fashion Exhibitions: on now
On now
Molly Goddard/Sarah Edwards: Dress Project, Chelsea College of Art
Photographs of designer Molly Goddard’s candy-coloured, whimsical dresses, captured by the photographer Sarah Edwards, are now on display at Chelsea Space at Chelsea College of Arts in a new exhibition entitled Dress Project. Goddard’s never-before-seen notebooks, research materials and studio equipment will also be on show alongside the fashion photographs.
Until 1 March 2019
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Hanna Moon & Joyce NG: English as a Second Language, Somerset House
Bypass the hysteria and frenzied glamour surrounding the V&A’s blockbuster Dior show for a quieter, fashion fix. English As A Second Language at Somerset House, by Asian-born photographers Hanna Moon and Joyce Ng, explores the artists’ feelings of being ‘lost in translation’. It discusses the importance of adopting a fresh outlook within fashion photography through cultural representation in set design and clothing.
Until 28 April 2019
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Mundo Latinx, Fashion Space East
Including a wide range of media such as film, photography and illustration, as well as textile and fashion design, Mundo Latinx have curated an exhibition for Fashion Space East. Artists include those that raise questions around representation and identity to reveal some of the struggles for visibility, empowerment and justice within current social, political, economic and cultural structures.
Until 4 May 2019
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Christian Dior Exhibition V&A
The V&A has opened the doors to the largest and most comprehensive exhibition ever staged in the UK on the House of Dior. It's of a scale to rival the likes of Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty, which swept us off our feet in in 2015. If any institution was to stage a worthy Dior exhibition, the V&A would be it.
Until 14 July 2019
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The Knights of Knightsbridge
Nick Knight, Knights of Knightsbridge
Globally-acclaimed fashion photographer Nick Knight, in collaboration with The Knightsbridge Estate, has unveiled a new large-scale fashion installation at the intersection of Sloane Street and Brompton Road. The Knights of Knightsbridge features 18 of Knight's most striking fashion-led images, which include a selection of highly-structured ‘armour-like’ creations from luxury fashion designers Gareth Pugh, Rick Owens and Maison Margiela, as well as a collection of highly embellished pieces from the Dior archive by John Galliano.
On display until summer 2019
David Bailey: The Sixties, Gagosian
Jane Birkin, David Hockney, Andy Warhol, Jean Shrimpton... these are just a few of the famous faces that will haunt the walls of the Gagosian's Davies Street gallery when David Bailey's sixties exhibition rolls into town this month.
Until 30 March
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Upcoming
Mary Quant Exhibition, V&A
From miniskirts and hot pants to vibrant tights and makeup, discover how Mary Quant launched a fashion revolution on the British high street, with over 200 garments and accessories, including unseen pieces from the designer's personal archive.
From 6 April 2019
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Tim Walker Exhibition, V&A
British photographer Tim Walker’s ethereal dreamscapes and idiosyncratic fairy-tales have entranced imaginations worldwide ever since he shot his very first fashion story for Vogue at the age at 25. Now, thirteen years later, the V&A has announced that the museum will stage the third solo exhibition of the inimitable British fashion photographer in September of 2019.
From September of 2019
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