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Resources => Events => Topic started by: Marniesews on February 16, 2019, 06:18:42 AM
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I went with a friend to the V&A's Christian Dior exhibition on Thursday. I was excited to go and wasn't disappointed.
There are dresses from Dior's own work in the late forties and fifties right through to the current director, Maria Grazia Chiuri. It's beautifully presented as you might expect with the spaces themselves clearly being given a great deal of thought in lighting effects, unobtrusive atmospheric music and decoration as well as the layout and organisation of the dresses.
I took quite a few photographs but I didn't realise that photography was permitted until we were part way around so sadly I've not got any of Dior's early works shown at the start. Unfortunately this included Princes Margaret's 21st birthday dress. A large black & white photo portrait shows it was probably white or certainly a very pale colour originally but it's now a dark tea stain colour but perhaps that adds to its delicacy and the poignancy of faded beauty.
Others that stood out to me and of which I do have some photos are the room of toiles, looking just as interesting in their purity of construction as the finished embellished gowns and I loved the displays of miniature gowns. The photos aren't great as they were all behind glass but I've included a few anyway.
Well worth visiting followed by a very nice lunch in the cafe - a lovely day out that I'll remember for a long time. I might even go again before it finishes as I was aware of lagging behind my friend and could have easily spent more than the 2 hours we were in there.
I'll attach a few photographs below and if anyone would like to see more you can see them in my Flickr album here (https://www.flickr.com/photos/147378064@N05/albums/72157705303325101).
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This exhibition has been on my "to do" list and I have until July to visit, it sounds and looks marvellous @Marniesews , thank you for the reminder. I am really looking forward to going.
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It looks fabulous...and I love the miniatures. :loveit:
Sandra.
xxx
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Ooh thanks, @Marniesews ! I already have tickets to see this in May, can't wait! Looks amazing.
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Thank you so much for the pictures, I cant get there so much appreciated.
Did you want ti see the garments inside out, I know I would.
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I would love to see this! I got roundly ticked off by 'Security' for taking a photo at the Alexander McQueen exhibition, so It's nice to know photography is permitted at this one.
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Thanks @Marniesews. I have tickets for mid March. Cannot wait.
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We went to the exhibition when it was in Paris and was completely blown away. We enjoyed it so much we are going to the V&A, but this time spending the whole day, to do it justice.
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Wow! It sure I’ll get there so nice to see piccies. Surprised you could take photos. Wasn’t allowed when I went to Vivienne Westwood exhibition there. And felt we were constantly followed.
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Thanks for the photos and glad you had a good time. I'd love to go but it probably won't be possible.
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Did you want ti see the garments inside out, I know I would.
I definitely did @Lyn-J what a great exhibition The Making of a Couture Gown would make in its own right! The history & development, the people, the fabrics, design, embellishments, techniques, the tools… is it being greedy to want so much more?
Dior have made quite a few videos in recent years on the making of their collections which would be a great starting point if there were sufficient demand.
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I'm going in March & am really looking forward to it.
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I'd love to see this exhibition. Must check availability of tickets (or rejoin the V&A)!
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I’m in London next week but decided not to go but I’ll go the the V&A for lunch.
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I've just checked the website as I was hoping to go to this. It's sold out apart from a few late release (15th of each month) or last minute day tickets. I'll need to be quicker off the mark in the future :(
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I can't wait to go, getting the husband to take me fore my Birthday in June. Even better that you can take photos too.
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Bahhhh just seen it's sold out :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
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That's real class, the type you never really see these days
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For those of you who missed the chance (unless you buy a membership), this lovely video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIKAXU6GYiw) shows the making of a miniature. It's not one from the exhibition but they stole my heart.
Some of these flowermaking techniques were used in quite a few of the dresses.
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Lots more tickets released today and extended the exhibition! I've just booked my ticket for July :D
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Seen it at last! Absolutely beautiful exhibition with so much to see.
Very, very crowded and very, very hot. Leave your coat and bags at the cloakroom to help you get around.
I would love to see it all again - but when there is no one else there.
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I went last Friday and agree completely with crafter. I don't think I saw absolutely everything as it was so crowded but a wonderful exhibition. The one thing that disappointed me was that there was no display of the YSL Le Smoking. One of the companies (Style I think) produced a pattern that was very, very loosely based on this which I made and wore it for years until it fell apart.
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Oh no @Francesca :'( I got the email saying extra tickets now on sale but it took most of the day to be able to get on as the website kept crashing, I brought mine later on that day and there were still plenty then.
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I tried for tickets on the 15th, but the site kept crashing. I see now that although a few tickets are available daily, there’s no mention of ticket releases on the 15th monthly :'(
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If you've been, are going or disappointed not to be going, you should enjoy this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsNnuojq3fs&list=PLe2ihXndm5jvn2eq0ImRi67QYIryW5tmq) regardless. It's from a millinery perspective but there are some lovely views of many of the dresses. It's part of a playlist (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe2ihXndm5jvn2eq0ImRi67QYIryW5tmq) for the exhibition.
It's on the V&A YouTube channel which has a fashion & textiles playlist (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0xW5jXaI6o&list=PLe2ihXndm5jtMQOlHoql8DiG9zo8_mC8d) with 45 videos - well worth a look.
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I saw the exhibition on Thursday evening and it was fantastic.
I was fortunate to buy tickets through The Times and went to a private viewing, with a talk beforehand that was a Q &A between Anna Murphy, fashion editor of The Times and the curator of the exhibition, Oriole Cullen. I didn't know much about Dior so this gave a great insight. She mentioned the miniatures featured in the video Marniesews has posted.
There were around 100 people there so it was really uncrowded and really easy to get a good look at all the exhibits. I've never been to an event like that before, it was wonderful.
I hope all of you who want to see the exhibition are able to do so.
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@Francesca & anyone else who has been unable to get tickets - I've just seen on the V&A website that more tickets have been released, I looked at a few dates & saw some on Saturdays in April, hopefully there are other dates too.
Good luck
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Fantastic news, @Francesca ! As I said elsewhere I'm going tomorrow - can't wait! xx
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You'll love it. I'd say make sure you eat before you go in so you can stay there as long as you need to take it all in. We went before lunch and, having had a cooked breakfast, I thought that would be fine but it was an early breakfast too so I was accompanied by a rumbling tummy thoughout the last hour. :|
I've also just got tickets for a return visit at the end of June. I've been reading the book from the exhibition over recent months and appear to have several blanks in my memory and photos that I would dearly like to fill and so now I'm delighted to get a chance to focus in more detail on particular dresses this time.
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Ooh @Marniesews, how lucky to get another ticket! I would love, love, love to go again. I think it was the best exhibition I've ever seen at the V&A (and I go to most). We spent over two and a half hours in there, the staging was just amazing and there were so many dresses to look at! Even though the place was absolutely packed we all had a chance to see everything. Like you, our tummies were rumbling by the end despite a sensible brekkie :D
I loved the room with all the toiles (so detailed!) and all the miniature dolls with the identical dresses next to them.
Just fantastic.
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Yes, I feel every bit as excited as the first time simply because I know what's waiting for me there!
It's a Saturday (no weekday tickets in the new ticket releases) but it's for 5.45 so I'm hoping they're not packing us in like sardines because of the demand. I won't feel the urgency to get around though and may leapfrog the odd section if I can. I definitely want to spend longer in the toile room. My friend had finished long before me in there so I didn't get to look as carefully as I wanted. I can't complain though as it was the same friend who sent me a message that a new ticket release was available before I'd seen it.
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I went yesterday finally! I really enjoyed it but I think I was more wowed by the Alexander McQueen exhibition than this one.
Photos here (https://www.samanthanewson.com/2019personalphotogrpahy/2019/7/16/july-15th-2019)