Two Exhibitions
dal 18/5/2012 al 5/1/2013
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18/5/2012
Two Exhibitions
Victoria & Albert Museum, London
The V&A celebrates the opening of the newly renovated Fashion Galleries with an exhibition of beautiful ballgowns, red carpet evening dresses and catwalk showstoppers: "Ballgowns - British Glamous since 1950". Also, on show drawings, photographs, models, and film footage documenting the new King's cross station.
Ballgowns - British Glamous since 1950
19 May 2012 - 6 January 2013
From spring 2012 the V&A celebrates the opening of the newly renovated Fashion Galleries with an exhibition of beautiful ballgowns, red carpet evening dresses and catwalk showstoppers. Displayed over two floors, Ballgowns: British Glamour Since 1950 will feature more than sixty designs for social events such as private parties, royal balls, state occasions and opening nights.
The exhibition will cover over sixty years of a strong British design tradition that continues to flourish. Eveningwear from the V&A’s vast collection, by designers including Victor Stiebel, Zandra Rhodes, Jonathan Saunders and Hussein Chalayan, will be on show alongside dresses fresh from the catwalk shows of Alexander McQueen, Giles Deacon, Erdem and Jenny Packham.
A selection of royal ballgowns will be on display, including a Norman Hartnell gown designed for Elizabeth the Queen Mother, Princess Diana’s ‘Elvis Dress’ designed by Catherine Walker and gowns worn by today’s young royals. Ballgowns: British Glamour Since 1950 will also include dresses worn by actresses and celebrities including Elizabeth Hurley, Bianca Jagger and Sandra Bullock, and a stunning metallic leather dress created especially for the exhibition by innovative designer Gareth Pugh.
http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/exhibitions/ballgowns/events/
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King's Cross: Regenerating a London Landmark
19 May – 21 October 2012
Architecture, Rooms 127 & 128a
Free admission
This display features original drawings, photographs, models, and film footage documenting the work by the lead architects and masterplanners John McAslan + Partners and engineer ARUP to transform London’s King’s Cross Station for Network Rail. Timed for completion to coincide with the 2012 London Olympics, the regeneration plans will triple the station’s size and re-orientate its entrance to enhance transportation links with St Pancras.
Image: Alexander McQueen, S/S 2011. Image: Courtesy Christopher Moore, Catwalking
Further information can be obtained by contacting our Press Office at
press.office@vam.ac.uk For further Press information please contact Alice
Evans or Elinor Hughes in the V&A press office on 020 7942 2508 / 2500 or
email a.evans@vam.ac.uk / e.hughes@vam.ac.uk
Opening May 19th
Victoria & Albert Museum
Cromwell Road London
Open daily 10.00 – 17.45 and until 22.00 every Friday
Admission charges will apply
V&A Members go free