Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty
From 14 March – To 19 July 2015
Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road
London
Celebrating the extraordinary creative talent
of one of the most innovative designers of recent times, Alexander
McQueen: Savage Beauty will be the first and largest retrospective of
McQueen's work to be presented in Europe.
“London’s where I was brought up. It’s where my heart is and where I get my inspiration.”
- Alexander McQueen, January 2000
The
V&A is delighted to announce that it will present Alexander
McQueen: Savage Beauty in London in spring 2015. The first and largest
retrospective of the late designer’s work to be presented in Europe, the
exhibition will showcase McQueen’s visionary body of work.
Spanning his
1992 MA graduate collection to his unfinished A/W 2010 collection,
McQueen’s designs will be presented with the dramatic staging and sense
of spectacle synonymous with his runway shows.
The original
version of Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty at the Metropolitan Museum
of Art, New York in 2011 was organised by the Costume Institute and
became one of the Museum's top 10 most visited exhibitions.
www.vam.ac.uk
Audrey Hepburn: Portraits of an Icon
From 02 Jul 2015
To 18 Oct 2015
National Portrait Gallery
St. Martin's Place, London
The National Portrait Gallery
in London will stage its first major photo exhibition of Audrey Hepburn
(1929 - 1993) on the site of her career-changing nightclub appearances
some 65 years ago.
The exhibition will illustrate the life of the actress and fashion
icon featuring rarely-seen photographs from her family album.
From her
early years as a chorus girl through to her philanthropic work in later
life, Portraits of an Icon will celebrate one of the world's most photographed and recognisable stars.
A
selection of more than sixty images will define Hepburn's iconography,
including classic and rarely seen prints from leading twentieth-century
photographers such as Richard Avedon, Cecil Beaton, Angus McBean, Norman Parkinson and Irving Penn.
Alongside
these, an array of vintage magazine covers, film stills, and
extraordinary archival material will complete her captivating story.
www.npg.org.uk
Shoes: Pleasure and Pain
From 13 Jun 2015
To 31 Jan 2016
Victoria & Albert Museum
Cromwell Road, London
The Victoria & Albert Museum in London has announced a showcase sure to pique the interests of fashionistas, Shoes: Pleasure and Pain.
This
exhibition which takes place till 31 January 2016, will look at the
extremes of footwear from around the globe, presenting around 200 pairs
of shoes ranging from a sandal decorated in pure gold leaf originating
from ancient Egypt to the most elaborate designs by contemporary makers.
It
will consider the cultural significance and transformative capacity of
shoes and will examine the latest developments in footwear technology
creating the possibility of ever higher heels and dramatic shapes.
Iconic shoes like the ballet slippers in the 1948 film The Red Shoes, or others made famous as worn by high-profile figures including Queen Victoria, Marilyn Monroe, and Sarah Jessica Parker or those created by famous designers like Manolo Blahnik, Christian Louboutin, Jimmy Choo and Prada.
The exhibit will be organized across two floors and around three themes: Transformation, Status and Seduction.
"Transformation"
will highlight shoes that are now legend, like the many interpretations
of Cinderella's slipper that through folklore and cultural influences
have become "contemporary marketing tools for the concept of the
modern-day, fairy-tale shoemakers, whose designs will magically
transform the life of the wearer."
"Status" focuses on the
correlation between impractical shoes, often designed in shapes and
materials that make them unsuitable for walking and the people of
privileged status who usually wore them.
"Seduction" includes shoes that are "an expression of
sexual empowerment or a passive source of pleasure. Like feet, shoes can
be objects of fetishism. High Japanese geta, extreme heels and
tight-laced leather boots will be on display as well as examples of
erotic styles channeled by mainstream fashion in recent years."
www.vam.ac.uk
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Today I choosed some exhibitions to visit during this year 2015.
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