Monday, 20 December 2004 | senay
The London Look
Fashion from Street to Catwalk
The London Look: Fashion from Street to Catwalk
Open until 08 May 2005
Introduction
London is one of the world's great fashion cities. This exhibition celebrates the creativity of its designers and the unique sense of style for which fashion conscious Londoners are famous. Together they create the London look.
Fashion in London is experimental, eclectic and dynamic. It is rooted in tradition but driven by innovation. It is irreverent and nonconformist. Successive generations have invented their own alternative styles of dress. The exhibition also reflects London's historical relationship with the wider world and the diversity and fusion of cultures that is so characteristic of London today.
'London is renowned for being the innovative fashion capital of the world. It is the very unpredictable and original nature of the way people design and wear clothes in this city that defines the London Look, a combination of free spirit, heritage and adventure.' Alexandra Shulman, Editor British Vogue
This exciting, interactive exhibition is the first exhibition in Britain to explore London's famous fashion sense. Through clothing, accessories, photographs, archive film and sound recordings The London Look tells the story of the city's engagement with fashion and of the people who set the trends and make the fashions.
The exhibition includes over 140 mannequins displaying men's and women's wear from 1803 to the present day. From the Regency dandy to the punk, and from catwalk creations by Lucile to Alexander McQueen, the exhibition reveals London's unique sense of style.
Visit "The London Look" Exhibition Here The catalogue on this website includes images and records for 77 exhibits.
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