Victoria & Albert Museum: An Anthology by Stephen Jones

Working with radical hat designer, Stephen Jones, the V&A presents an ‘anthology of hats’. Drawn from V&A and international collections and ranging in style and period from a 17th-century Puritan’s hat to a 1950s Balenciaga couture piece to hats by Jones and his contemporaries including to the latest creations by young milliners such as Noel Stewart, the exhibition investigates the cultural and historic importance of millinery. The exhibition is arranged in four main themes - Inspiration looks at the myriad of sources including historicism, exoticism and the natural world; Creation explores the techniques, materials and processes; The Salon focuses on the buying and selling of hats and the millinery shop; and The Clients which examines the wearing and etiquette of hats and features headgear worn by well known clients of some of the world’s top milliners including Audrey Hepburn, Anna Piaggi, Dita von Teese.

24 February - 31 May 2009
V & A Museum, The Porter Gallery
£5 Adults, £4 Seniors, Students, 12-17 yrs, ES40 Holders

Link:
http://www.vam.ac.uk/hats
http://www.stephenjonesmillinery.com/

Some samplings from the V&A website:

Millinery work in action:

Millinery in action: making a hat in the Stephen Jones workroom from Victoria and Albert Museum on Vimeo.

Exhibition book available at Amazon.com:

Kim Kardashian -- Vogue Magazine Collector

Kim Kardashian recently made an entry in her blog about her new hobby:

"I just started a collection of vintage Vogue magazines. So far I have some from the 1940s, '50s, '60s and '70s. You wouldn't believe the ads and photo shoots inside, and how much we take from them today! I started this collection because a dear friend Darren, who put together my entire workout DVD, introduced me to them and now I am fascinated."

Link:

http://kimkardashian.celebuzz.com/2009/02/vintage-vogue-collection.php

vintagetextile.com

VintageTextile.com offers exquisite vintage clothing 1750-1980: Early Costume; 19th-20th century Couture; wearable designer fashion for the discriminating collector. Since 1998 exclusively on the internet, Vintage Textile has offered a wide selection of the best high-style clothing in all the major categories: Early, Victorian, Edwardian, 1920s, 1930s-1950s, 20th century Designer, Shawls/Textiles. Pictures above include a black Worth dress, Christian Dior champagne dress and a 1920s sequin dress.

Some well-known labels are available here--Dior, Worth, Lanvin, Pucci, Chanel, Galanos, Ceil Chapman, Bob Mackie, Valentino and more. Some samples of items sold:

http://www.vintagetextile.com/gallery_designer.htm

You can view items for sale here:

http://www.vintagetextile.com/1920s_to_1930s.htm

The Golden Age of Couture

Follow the lives of the great couturiers and the houses they founded, and find out more about their training, careers and work. Explore the fascinating connections and events that link the earliest days of couture in Paris and London, through the decade 1947-57, to touch fashion even today. The great couturiers include: Balenciaga, Balmain, Dior, Cavanagh, Desses, and Givenchy.

Exhibition is now closed at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.

Their on-line "exhibition" still exists and provides great information:
http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/1486_couture/index.php

Exhibition book available at Amazon.com:

Marisa Berenson wearing Van Cleef & Arpels

Above, 1965 Van Cleef & Arpels ad with Deer.

VAN CLEEF & ARPELS is a French jewellery company that was founded in 1896 by Salomon Arpels and Alfred Van Cleef. They opened their first boutique in 1906 at 22 place Vendôme, Paris. Van Cleef & Arpels are renowned for their expertise in precious stones and have won particular acclaim for a groundbreaking gem-setting procedure known as the Mystery Setting.

Above, Marisa Berenson on cover of Paris Vogue December 1967 wearing jewelry by Van Cleef & Arpels.

Link:
www.vancleef-arpels.com/en/van-cleef.html

Vintage Van Cleef & Arpels ads:
http://paperpursuits.com/searchresults.cfm?maincatid=2&keyword=van+cleef

http://paperpursuits.com/advault/adcompanies.cfm?Company=Van%20Cleef%20and%20Arpels