V & A Museum, London
The V&A museum in London currently has a wonderful Christian Dior exhibition. It's sold out but there are limited tickets that you can queue up for each day. I had booked online months ago and so was able enter the exhibition as soon as it opened. This was great as there weren't crowds of people to negotiate around. The exhibition started with items from 1947 to the present day, there's not just dresses but also perfume bottles, shoes and hats.
A few years back I had been to the V&A for the Alexander McQueen exhibition and really loved it, so was looking forward to seeing the Christian Dior retrospect. Unlike the McQueen exhibition, this one allows you to take photos so I happily snapped away.
It began with some older pieces.
Then moves to one of the centre pieces, which is Princess Margaret's 21st birthday portrait dress. From the pictures it truly looks like a 'princess' dress. Originally white, it's yellowed with age, what is particularly striking is how petite Princess Margaret was.
As you move through the galleries, each one has a particular theme, either through colour or a certain setting.
Day dresses
Some outfits were more theatrical than others!
Out of Egypt
Different designers have worked with the Christian Dior brand, John Galliano, I think, being the most opulent. I enjoyed seeing his outfits.
John Galliano outfits
One room showed the prototypes of the outfits that are made in white cotton.
The dress on the right is the prototype of the green Galliano dress.
The display order was not quite chronological, different decades' outfits are mixed using the theme of colour.
This room was really pretty, it used the dress in the centre as its inspiration.
The theme for this room was 'Come to the Ball'
This is the third exhibition I have seen that focuses on the work of a designer, I'm not a great fashionista but really appreciate the creativity and theatrical nature that can be found in High Fashion. Well worth getting tickets to see any designer exhibition if it comes to a town near you!
The V&A museum in London currently has a wonderful Christian Dior exhibition. It's sold out but there are limited tickets that you can queue up for each day. I had booked online months ago and so was able enter the exhibition as soon as it opened. This was great as there weren't crowds of people to negotiate around. The exhibition started with items from 1947 to the present day, there's not just dresses but also perfume bottles, shoes and hats.
A few years back I had been to the V&A for the Alexander McQueen exhibition and really loved it, so was looking forward to seeing the Christian Dior retrospect. Unlike the McQueen exhibition, this one allows you to take photos so I happily snapped away.
It began with some older pieces.
Then moves to one of the centre pieces, which is Princess Margaret's 21st birthday portrait dress. From the pictures it truly looks like a 'princess' dress. Originally white, it's yellowed with age, what is particularly striking is how petite Princess Margaret was.
As you move through the galleries, each one has a particular theme, either through colour or a certain setting.
Different designers have worked with the Christian Dior brand, John Galliano, I think, being the most opulent. I enjoyed seeing his outfits.
One room showed the prototypes of the outfits that are made in white cotton.
The display order was not quite chronological, different decades' outfits are mixed using the theme of colour.
This room was really pretty, it used the dress in the centre as its inspiration.
The theme for this room was 'Come to the Ball'
This is the third exhibition I have seen that focuses on the work of a designer, I'm not a great fashionista but really appreciate the creativity and theatrical nature that can be found in High Fashion. Well worth getting tickets to see any designer exhibition if it comes to a town near you!
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