When:
12 July – 31 August 2013
Where:
Fashion and Textile Museum, 83 Bermondsey St, London SE1 3XF
Zandra Rhodes Unseen is a rare opportunity to explore the creativity of one of the fashion world’s most dynamic personalities. For over 50 years, Zandra has experimented with colour, print and fabric, as well as with her own image. Through sketches, designs and garments, only seen before in her spectacular 1980s fashion shows, this exhibition highlights the full scope of Zandra’s artistic vision and archive.
Exhibition highlights include the outstanding 1977 Conceptual Chic collection, the pink and black jersey pieces with holes and beaded safety pins that earned Zandra Rhodes the ‘Princess of Punk’ name. As the first designer to translate punk to high fashion, Conceptual Chic was Zandra’s first collection without a printed design. Also on display are garments which showcase Zandra’s signature embroideries, beads, feathers and sequins, which make a dress unmistakably a Rhodes creation. Throughout the 1980s, Zandra created an important series of collections – including Egypt and Manhattan – with fully beaded dresses. She made these in India, with support from the Indian government to help sustain and support craft skills in the country. The exhibition explores this pioneering initiative.
The exhibition, which celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Fashion and Textile Museum, will include some archive pieces shown to the public for first time, such as 1977 Conceptual Chic. It also shows Rhodes’ innovations from ‘Princess of Punk’ to her beaded textiles.
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