What's On

The Fashion Show: Everything But The Clothes

The Fashion Show: Everything But The Clothes Image
Beyond the clothes being modelled, every element of a fashion show is the result of a conscious design choice. This exhibition peels back the glamourous façade of the fashion show and takes visitors beyond the catwalk into a world of total design constructed by a broader creative community, including illustrators, graphic designers, set designers, photographers, hairstylists, and shoemakers, to name a few.

Drawing mainly on the personal archive of respected fashion writer and editor, Iain R Webb, the exhibition invites visitors to explore a wide collection of ephemera, invitations, and memorabilia from fashion shows including Helmut Lang, Chanel, Dior, Gucci, Jean Paul Gaultier, Stella McCartney, Versace, and Louis Vuitton, as well as Webb's sketches documenting collections from the front row.

Amassed during his career spanning four decades in the fashion industry, these objects demonstrate how the individual can be a collector, interpreter and anthropologist of a particular moment in time. Take a sneak peek behind-the-scenes with never-before-seen photographs from backstage and Fashion Week parties, featuring the likes of Björk, Linda Evangelista, Boy George, Grace Jones, Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood and many more.

Curated by Iain R Webb, Professor of Fashion & Design at Kingston School of Art, in collaboration with V&A Dundee.

This free display is in the Michelin Design Gallery in the upper foyer of the museum.
Free.
Promoted By: V&A Dundee
Dates
Saturday 2nd December 2023 10:00am
Sunday 3rd December 2023 10:00am
Monday 4th December 2023 10:00am
Tuesday 5th December 2023 10:00am
Wednesday 6th December 2023 10:00am
Thursday 7th December 2023 10:00am
Friday 8th December 2023 10:00am
Saturday 9th December 2023 10:00am
Sunday 10th December 2023 10:00am
Monday 11th December 2023 10:00am
Tuesday 12th December 2023 10:00am
Wednesday 13th December 2023 10:00am
Thursday 14th December 2023 10:00am
Friday 15th December 2023 10:00am
Saturday 16th December 2023 10:00am
Sunday 17th December 2023 10:00am
Monday 18th December 2023 10:00am
Tuesday 19th December 2023 10:00am
Wednesday 20th December 2023 10:00am
Thursday 21st December 2023 10:00am
Friday 22nd December 2023 10:00am
Saturday 23rd December 2023 10:00am
Wednesday 27th December 2023 10:00am
Thursday 28th December 2023 10:00am
Friday 29th December 2023 10:00am
Saturday 30th December 2023 10:00am
Sunday 31st December 2023 10:00am
Venue
1 Riverside Esplanade
Dundee
DD1 4EZ
Disabled AccessAccessible LiftsAssistance DogsDisabled ParkingHard of HearingWC Disabled