april, 2018

21apr(apr 21)10:00 am27jan(jan 27)5:45 pmFashioned from NatureV&A Museum Exhibition

Event Details

The first UK exhibition to explore the complex relationship between fashion and nature from 1600 to the present day.

This exhibition will present fashionable dress alongside natural history specimens, innovative new fabrics and dyeing processes, inviting visitors to think about the materials of fashion and the sources of their clothes.

EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS

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Suit, Richard James, 1998, England. Museum no. T.111:1&2-2012. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Pair of earrings, about 1875. Museum no. AP.258-1875. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Day dress, 1825 – 1830, England. Museum no. T.74-1988. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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T-shirt, designed by Greenpeace, 1990s, England. Museum no. T.602-1997. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Mantua, 1760s, France. Museum no. T.252 to C-1959. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Cape, Auguste Champot, about 1895, France. Museum no. T.84-1968. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Skirt with train, about 1890, England. Museum no. T.35-1950. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Jacket, 1600 – 25, England. Museum no. 1359-1900. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Greenpeace Detox Catwalk in Bandung. © Greenpeace/Hati Kecil Visuals
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Waistcoat, 1780 – 1789, France. Museum no. T.49-1948. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Outfit made from leather off-cuts and surplus yarn, Katie Jones, 2017. Photograph by Rachel Mann
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Grape dress made with Vegea, a leather alternative made from grape waste © Vegea
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Ensemble, Stella McCartney, Winter 2017. © Stella McCartney
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Calvin Klein Green Carpet Challenge dress worn by Emma Waston to the MET Gala 2016. © Matt Baron/REX/ Shutterstock

Time

April 21 (Saturday) 10:00 am - January 27 (Sunday) 5:45 pm

Location

Victoria and Albert Museum

Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2RL

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