National Portrait Gallery news and archive

Vogue 100: A Century of Style opens in London

Spanning 10 decades and documenting around 1,800 issues of Vogue, 15 rooms chart the history of Vogue from 2016 back to its first issue, beginning with Kate Moss captured by Mario Testino and ending with a detailed insight into Cecil Beaton’s early work. The Vogue 100: A Century of Style at the National Portrait Gallery features more than 280...

Culture

National Portrait Gallery to celebrate Vogue centenary

To mark the centenary year of British Vogue in 2016, the National Portrait Gallery is to host an exhibition featuring fashion, beauty and portrait photography from the magazine’s archives. Opening on February 11 and running until May 22, the exhibit titled ‘Vogue 100: A Century of Style’, will feature more than 280 images from photographers...

Design

Telephone box art project for Childline

Giles Deacon, Zandra Rhodes, Julien Macdonald and photographer Willie Christie are amongst a host of leading fashion names, set to add their unique stamp on the iconic red telephone box as part of a new art project, BT ArtBox, that marks the 25th anniversary of Childline. On Thursday May 24, Harvey Nichols will display the works in its...

Design

All Walks exhibits at National Portrait Gallery

All Walks Beyond the Catwalk in collaboration with the National Portrait Gallery will unveil nine beautiful fashion portraits by Rankin, commissioned by the charity to showcase looks from nine major fashion names, like Stella McCartney, Vivienne Westwood, Matthew Williamson, Hussein Chalayan and Giles Deacon on models aged from 18 - 80. All...

Fashion

National Portrait Gallery commissions Emma Chapman

Jewellery designer Emma Chapman will design a range of jewellery to tie into the Indian Portrait exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery coming March. Known for her opulent designer gemstone jewellery, Emma Chapman takes her inspiration from her travels to the Far East and ancient Regal Eras, and then gives the designs a contemporary twist....

Fashion

Vanity Fair Portraits

The National Portrait Gallery has announced their blockbuster exhibition for 2008; Vanity Fair Portraits, Photographs 1913-2008. The luxury magazine launched 95 years ago in 1913 and received a new design a quarter of a century ago in 1983. The opening of the show will coincide with London Fashion Week and will run from February 14 until May 26....