Creative Beauty

Followers of fashion will always make their pilgrimages to the V&A for the history of textiles and fashion. This exhibition and published book offers the trends and fashions from 1775 to the present day.  It touches on the people who’s lives have brought these stories to bring the wedding dress to life.  This quote made me smile about a dress a bride has lent to the exhibition and worn said “I had the right dress but the wrong man.” What ever you think or have discovered about marriage this exhibition completely celebrates the history and the background of the wedding dress 1775-2014. Edwina Ehrman is lead curator of 19th century Textiles and Fashion at the V&A since 2009 and leads this exhibition. In Edwina’s words “This book and exhibition are dedicated to all the brides and grooms, and their attendants, whose garment and stories have helped to bring the history of the wedding dress to life.” Just to add there are many In conversation and talks with designers themselves which include Alice Temperley, Elizabeth Emanuel and Bruce Oldfield, wedding cake creator Fiona Cairns, The London gay men’s chorous, lunchtime lectures, Bridal Beading and plenty more….find out further information and book online through this link V&A. The exhibition runs from 3rd May 2014 / 15 March 2015 and i highly recommend the book or something from the shop as a momento of the day!  V&A  Follow them on Twitter or Facebook. Silk and leather ‘tango’ shoes bought from Peter Robinson Ltd. of London, 1914 and an Antique lace tiara created by Philip Treacy, London, 2008 Designed for Nina Farnell-Watson for her wedding to Edward Tryon.       Embroidered silk satin wedding dress designed by Norman Hartnell 1933 Given and worn by Margaret Duchess of Argyll Illustrated London News Ltd.