Fashion at the V&A

Today we checked out the fashion exhibit at the Victoria & Albert Museum in South Kensington.

Looks of the 1810's

All the rage in the 1830's

In style in the 1770's 

1880's haute couture

Velvet trimmed with Arctic fox fur, 1885
Bodice, 1895

Whalebone corset, 1900
Wool jacket & skirt, 1895

Early 20th century modern woman

Evening dress by
Elsa Schiaparelli, 1940

Scottish tweed suit
with gas mask bag, 1942

Constructed from accordion-pleated ribbons, this 1949
butterfly evening cape was designed for prima ballerina
Ninette de Valois.

This 1966 Mila Schon ensemble was
worn by Lee Radziwill, Jackie O's sister,
to Truman Capote's Black and White Ball
in November of that year.

Bold fashions of the 1970's

Christian Dior by John Galliano, 2006
Christopher Kane, 2009

1930's active wear for beach & sport