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
Best Fashion Exhibitions in London
Fashion Exhibitions in London
T Shirt: Cult, Culture, Subversion at the Fashion and Textile Museum
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What can we say about the humble t shirt? This wardrobe staple is the most basic of basics, providing a useful stop-gap between your statement necklace and statement trousers, or just an extra layer in the cold. In fact, the Fashion and Textile Museum has a lot to say about this simple garment. 200 statement t shirts are going on display in their upcoming spring exhibition: T Shirt: Cult, Culture, Subversion. You'll find protest shirts from Vivienne Westwood's back catalogue, punk t shirts and works of art in clothing form.
As well as political t shirts (look out for the 'No more page 3' shirt and the Guerilla Girls' 'Advantages of being a woman artist' shirt), the exhibition will look at how band t shirts from Joy Division to The Rolling Stones have come to mean far more outside the music world, how Vetements turned the DHL logo into a designer item and how modern brands like BOY have kept logo t shirts current.
From Feb 18 – 06 May 18, Closed on Tuesdays
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Fashioned from Nature, V&A
Fashioned from Nature, opening in April 2018 at the V&A, will explore how fashionable dress over the past 400 years recurringly draws on the beauty and power of the natural world. It will be a mega blockbuster exhibition tracing 'the complex relationship between fashion and the natural world'. With exquisite garments and accessories from Christian Dior, Dries van Noten, Philip Treacy and, of course, sustainability veteran Stella McCartney, it's set to be a visual feast.
From 21st April
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COMING SOON
Azzedine Alaïa: The Couturier
Before his untimely passing in November last year, Tunisian-born designer Azzedine Alaïa was the darling of the fashion world. Edward Enninful called him a 'visionary' Naomi Campbell said he 'captured the essence of femininity', and the Design Museum were working with him on a retrospective of his work. Now, the planned retrospective has become a tribute to the late designer. Go in May 2018 to see Azzedine Alaïa: The Couturier at The Design Museum and be amazed by the sculptural, feminine designs that have triumphed on catwalks, red carpets – and now in great museums.
From 10 May 2018
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Up Close with Marilyn by Milton H. Greene
All hail the arrival of Hollywood's greatest screen siren: Marilyn Monroe. This May, Marilyn comes to London's Proud Galleries in one of the most Instagrammable art exhibitions London has to offer this spring. Eternalised in popular imagination by Warhol, Cocoa-Cola and that Chanel No. 5 campaign, Monroe is arguably one of the most famous women in the world. Sexy, provocative yet undeniably vulnerable, her timeless allure continues to fascinate today.
From 11 May 2018
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GreeneOrla Kiely: A Life in Pattern
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The Fashion and Textile Museum are hosting a retrospective that celebrates British fashion designer Orla Kiely. Best known for her sunny graphic prints inspired by the natural world, Kiely's world will be portrayed in 150 objects and photographs. The museum has exclusive access to the designer archive. It might feel deliciously retro, but these patterns have only been around since the 1990s - Kiely's creations are truly a lesson in timeless style.
From 25 May 2018 - 23 September 2018
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This is first time that Frida Kahlo's hidden possessions have left Mexico to come to London. Locked away in a bathroom by her husband, some 300 of her personal effects were uncovered in 2004, including her dresses, prosthetics, letters and photographs. This is a rare chance to glimpse into the extraordinary everyday life of one of the world's most fascinating artists, item by item.
From 16 June 2018 to 4 November 2018
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Spice Girls Exhibition
Travel back to the 1990s with heady dose of girl power, body glitter and platform shoes at the new Spice Girls exhibition. London pays homage to all things Scary, Sporty, Baby, Posh and Ginger with an extensive collection of memorabilia, costumes and even the Union Jack patterened Spice Bus that was immortalised in Spice World the Movie.
From 28 July to 20 August 2018
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