Balenciaga: Shaping Fashion Exhibition
Last Friday, I met up with a friend for a cultural day out at the V&A. Last time I went, I only had time for the Undressed exhibition, but this time we had a little more time. We started with the newest exhibition in the fashion gallery - the Balenciaga: Shaping Fashion exhibition!
I absolutely loved this exhibition. It chronicles Balenciaga's work and legacy, and has loads of examples of his work as well as work inspired by him of other designers work. It turns out that he has been working for 50 years in fashion and inspired loads of other big name designers!
There was a lot of architectural inspired designs, which had really clever designs and drafting. the things that caught my eye the most though, were the detailed designs (like this 2015 Oscar de La Renta dress with gorgeous embroidery) and lots of intricate detailing.
Another favourite of mine features dark green silk, overlaid with black netting, which then had braid, beads and feathers attached to by hand. So beautiful.
After spending so much time admiring the beautiful handiwork, we still made time to wander through the British sections of the museum. Lots of nice stuff from the reign of Henry VIII! By the time we had done that though, I was well and truly museumed out for the day. Such a great exhibition - would highly recommend. Now, more photos of my favourite things!
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