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Coco de Mer collaborates with V&A for AW18

London - Luxury lingerie brand Coco de Mer has teamed up with the Victoria & Albert Museum in London to create a special collection for Autumn/Winter 2018. Set to launch in September, the 32 piece collection includes bras, panties, bodysuits, nightwear as well as accessories inspired by four different items from the V&A’s collections. Divided...

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Culture

Interactive Map: 10 Must See-Fashion Exhibitions of 2017

London - Fashion is said to be an experience one must feel, breath and live. It envelops us in our daily lives, whether we realise it or not - but there are certain aspects of fashion - it's roots, heritage and history - which can only be experienced in certain places, namely fashion exhibitions. Carefully curated and put together by a dedicated...

Design

V&A to celebrate wedding dresses

Next spring, the Victoria & Albert museum will trace the development of the white wedding dress and its interpretation by leading couturiers and designers, in its Wedding Dresses 1775-2014 exhibition. Featuring more than 80 wedding outfits, the exhibit will display the bridal wear chronologically over two floors, and will include designs from...

Design

V&A to celebrate Jenny Packham

The Victoria and Albert Museum in London is set to celebrate the 25th anniversary of British fashion designer Jenny Packham this summer as part of its Fashion in Motion series. Following in the footsteps of Giles Deacon, Erdem, Alexander McQueen and Vivienne Westwood, Packham will showcase highlights from her collections to date in a series of...

Fashion

Giles Deacons fashion in motion

Victoria&Albert’s next Fashion in Motion will be all about UK fashion designer Giles Deacon. On Friday 17 July 2009, Deacon will show a selection of his favourite pieces in a series of free catwalk shows in the V&A’s Raphael Gallery. After graduating from Central Saint Martins in 1992, Giles Deacon worked with Jean Charles de Castelbajac in...