Thanks to the generosity of a friend, I was able to catch the Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams exhibition at London’s Victoria & Albert museum.
It was everything I hoped it would be and I am someone who is usually ambivalent about fashion. I prefer the earlier designs, dating from 1947 and Dior’s New Look, but many in the predominantly female crowd were gushing over designs from John Galliano and Raf Simons.
“In the world today, haute couture is one of the last repositories of the marvellous.”
Christian Dior, 1957
The Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams exhibition has now closed, but if you’ve an interest in fashion, the V&A is currently running an exhibition about Mary Quant (until February 2020).
Such a beautiful place! Those dresses are incredible. Its amazing how timeless they are.
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It was a truly stunning exhibition – a real visual feast.
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Scrumptious! The rose print dress would be one I’d like to wear – what’s not to like, it’s pink, it’s flowers! Your favourite dress would be another one I’d wear too – what’s not to like about a crinoline! And for good measure I’d throw in the first one, very elegant & tailored.
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Scrumptious is exactly the word! I had a hard time narrowing down my favourite.
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Amazing clothes – can you believe how tiny Princess Margaret’s waist was? Wow. That white dress with the sash is so simple yet beautiful.
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A waist that tiny can’t really have that healthy, can it?! I loved that white dress.
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