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Today I visited the V and A to look at the Shoes: Pleasure and Pain Exhibition and the other costumes they have in their collection.
In the shoes exhibit there was a wide variety of shoes from different time periods and it also featured modern shoes that have used technology such as 3D printing to create them. How the shoes are constructed is also explored and it was really interesting to see how the technique for making shoes has developed.
The fashion costumes were set out in a circle starting from the 1700 to the 2000, this made the development and changing of the clothing throughout 300 years clear to see. The V&A had some really beautiful period costumes and structured undergarments on show. Some of the costume were placed open so I could see inside them so it was interesting to have a look at how they might have been constructed.
Upstairs was a variety of set, prop and costumes from multiple different theatre productions which were amazing to see. I especially loved the Queen of the Fairies dress because of all the embellishments that decorate it. The dress was made in 1977 for the production Iolanthe by the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. It was made by David Garrett and designed by Bruno Santini. In order to create it: cotton, netting, Lurex, lacing, wire, cording, Velcro, lame and diamante and sequin embellishment was used.
Visit their website at:
In the shoes exhibit there was a wide variety of shoes from different time periods and it also featured modern shoes that have used technology such as 3D printing to create them. How the shoes are constructed is also explored and it was really interesting to see how the technique for making shoes has developed.
The fashion costumes were set out in a circle starting from the 1700 to the 2000, this made the development and changing of the clothing throughout 300 years clear to see. The V&A had some really beautiful period costumes and structured undergarments on show. Some of the costume were placed open so I could see inside them so it was interesting to have a look at how they might have been constructed.
Upstairs was a variety of set, prop and costumes from multiple different theatre productions which were amazing to see. I especially loved the Queen of the Fairies dress because of all the embellishments that decorate it. The dress was made in 1977 for the production Iolanthe by the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. It was made by David Garrett and designed by Bruno Santini. In order to create it: cotton, netting, Lurex, lacing, wire, cording, Velcro, lame and diamante and sequin embellishment was used.
Visit their website at:
http://www.vam.ac.uk/
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1835-1838 Day Dress
This is a day dress made in England in
1835 to 1838 from wool.
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1895- Bodice
This bodice was made by Mlle L. Guiquin in 1895. It was made in New York.
Silk Satin with beads and sequins were used to create this bodice.
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1890-1900 Fan
This fan was painted by Ronot-Tutin in 1890 to 1900. It was made in France.
It has a structure made from pearl and the main part of the fan is silk.
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