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V&A to host first-ever Schiaparelli exhibition in the UK

London’s V&A museum, which has hosted fashion exhibitions celebrating Chanel, Alexander McQueen and Christian Dior, will stage the first-ever exhibit in the UK devoted to haute couture and ready-to-wear fashion house Schiaparelli. ‘Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art’ will run from March 21 to November 1, 2026, and will chart the history and...

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Marie Antoinette to be subject of Manolo Blahnik-sponsored V&A exhibition

Marie Antoinette is to get her own dedicated exhibition at London’s Victoria & Albert museum, where 250 objects associated with the fashionable French queen’s life will be on display, some for the first time outside of France. Set to take place between September 20, 2025, and March 22, 2026, ‘Marie Antoinette Style’ will be the first UK...

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V&A to celebrate Taylor Swift with a ‘songbook’ trail

London’s V&A Museum has announced a free trail celebrating 14-time Grammy Award-winning artist Taylor Swift to mark the success of the singer-songwriter’s UK tour. The ‘Taylor Swift | Songbook Trail’ will run from July 27 to September 8, and celebrate the creativity of her costumes, lyrics and music videos and explore the global phenomena of the...

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In Pictures: Explore the V&A’s upcoming ‘Naomi’ exhibition

It’s not everyday that a model takes a singular spotlight at a retrospective exhibition, but it would be none other than Naomi Campbell herself to break this mould. The famed supermodel is to be at the centre of Victoria & Albert Museum’s next exhibition, set to open tomorrow, spanning to April 6, 2025. On the cusp of its public opening, and...

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In Pictures: V&A prepares for Diva exhibition launch

The term ‘diva’ typically refers to a female, or sometimes male, personality that has achieved astronomical success, and has become known for both their abilities and their fashionable appearance, both of which have often made waves across industries. It is these individuals that are set to be celebrated in the latest exhibition coming to the...

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The surreal fashion of Elsa Schiaparelli

There are many items in the Victoria & Albert museum fashion collection that were created by Elsa Schiaparelli. Born in Rome, Italy and lived in London and New York, she moved to Paris when she decided to pursue fashion design. She designed sophisticated and eccentric clothes, and she used to have collaboration from her friends, who were artists...