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...“The Chanel archive in Paris is like a glamorous high-security prison. Everything has black lacquered sliding cabinets....
...‘Undressed: A Brief History of Underwear’ is at the V&A, April 16 2016-March 12 2017 Photographs: Sam Shaw/Shaw Family Archives/Getty Images; Catwalking.com...
...His first curatorial role at the V&A was in the East Asia department, where he began to introduce examples of fashion into the collection....
...“Some [brands], such as Chanel or Line Vautrin, are dead certs. But for contemporary designers, it is much more uncertain.”...
...Wanted on Voyage, George Ezra 4. 1989, Taylor Swift 5....
.... ——————————————- Bella figura: Italian glamour at the V&A Elizabeth Taylor spent nine months in Rome filming Cleopatra in 1962, writes Helen Barrett....
...Beatriz Chadour-Sampson, the jewellery historian who is curator of the V&A’s new William and Judy Bollinger Jewellery Gallery, cites acute interest from the Middle East as critical to the recent revival...
...Aren’t we always complaining about runway v reality, and whining about how designers should get a life instead of an art history book? Well, yes. And no....
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