....Or just the Victoria & Albert Museum's Fashion Gallery
Me & Dior=LOVE
Prepare for PHOTO OVERLOAD! I took over 100 photos in this gallery.
I entered the V&A from the tunnel that comes out of the South Kensington tube station to museum row, theres entrances to all the major museums all from the tube station! Perfect for the rainy day that I went! I didn't have to go outside at all except for at the train station!
The Fashion Gallery was right there when I walked in, as if it were made just for me. I took pictures of the plaques that accompanied most of the items so I would remember all about them :) I'll post those with the items so you guys can try to read them too
A dress from 1755-60.
This is a fashion doll. They used to be carried from town to town. The doll would be dressed in the latest fashions of the royalty. They'd pay to see the doll and would sketch the look the doll wore then would take it to their seamstress to get new dresses made in the latest fashions.
Fashion sketches
Overcoats from the same period as the dress pictured above. 1750's
Another Fashion doll, which probably inspired..
This dress.
Moving on to the bustle period, my personal favorite!
This dress was easily my favorite! I really feel like I was born in the wrong time period! The dress above was an "Afternoon dress" can you imagine wearing that on an every day basis?
This had "Sleeve supports" which were filled with feathers to keep the sleeves nice and full
The V&A was set up in the weirdest way, it didnt go from start to modern in time order, it felt almost random other than being divided into 1700-1900 and 1900-modern.
A close-up of the peplum. Where this fall's biggest trend originated!
The first evening dress mentioned on the below plaque
Vogue from 1927... 33cents... I WISH
I want these shoes!! LOVE the Vintage recycle of styles
Oooh Chanel
That would have been me in the 40's makin a gas mask fashionable.
and now to my FAVORITE exhibit! Dior
The "New Look" Dior created was abfab
Now for some amazing evening looks.
The more modern clothes are definitely London Fashion, very easy to see in the Mod Exhibit
Then I went to a temporary exhibit, British Ball Gowns from 1950's
You weren't supposed to take photos in the exhibit..... but I snuck a few, no one tell me on ok??
ahhh SHOES!
McQueen from the fall/winter 2011 show! I stood and starred at this for probably close to an hour.
I went from there and looked through the jewlery exhibit which was four rooms of jewels, and absolutely impossible to get photos of anything in there for security reasons. But I went through one of the British exhibits and saw a bit more.
Saw some knight armour which was pretty cool. Seemed more real that what we have at home in exhibits since it wasn't set up as a knight standing at attention in a hallway
Then I decided to take a look at some of the treasures in the British wing
Yep, Leonardo Da Vinci's notebook. It was really cool, very tiny though!
I went through the sculptures & architecture exhibit and saw some awesome pieces, even though the main exhibits were under construction you could see the pieces in the walkways
Then I headed out to the famous garden, it had stopped raining but it was still a bit cloudy and wet overall
On my way back out I saw this:
and got a serious flash back to Little Mermaid! I didn't know Ariel's dad lived in London now!
Overall I'd say the V&A museum was my favorite to visit so far, and there's still so much more to see! In October they open a Hollywood costume exhibit I want to go to!
