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V&A Dundee to celebrate the catwalk and disabled design with new fashion exhibitions

The V&A Dundee museum in Scotland is getting fashion-ready for 2026, when it will host two exhibitions celebrating the evolution of catwalk shows and disabled-led design. In April, the museum will open a new fashion exhibition: ‘Catwalk: The Art of the Fashion Show,’ bringing together catwalk pieces from fashion houses including Alexander...

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V&A Dundee to delve behind the scenes of a catwalk show

Every element of a fashion show is a “conscious design choice,” explains V&A Dundee, Scotland’s design museum and the creative process behind the scenes will be examined in its new fashion exhibition opening next month. ‘The Fashion Show: Everything But The Clothes,’ runs from June 3 to January 2024 and aims to peel back the glamourous façade of...

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Chanel heads up V&A’s exhibition schedule for 2023

The V&A Museum has unveiled its 2023 programme across its sites in London and Dundee, featuring exhibitions focused on Chanel, Tartan, divas and plastic. At V&A South Kensington, the highlight of the schedule is the UK’s first exhibition dedicated to the work of French couturière Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel. The exhibit will chart the designer’s...

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Charles Jeffrey to co-curate Tay Late at V&A Dundee

Glaswegian fashion designer Charles Jeffrey will co-curate the V&A Dundee’s next Tay Late on May 27. The one-night-only, after-hours ‘Tay Late: Because We Must’ event will celebrate the museum’s current exhibition on the ground-breaking dancer and choreographer Michael Clark and feature fashion, film, DJs, performances and dance. Jeffrey, who...