3 FOR THE KIDS...
Take your budding Fashion Week and Project Runway stars to one of these inspiring exhibitions.
1 Dior: From Paris to the World
Denver Art Museum, Colorado November 19 to March 3 Introduce your fashion-mad kids to one of the most important designers of the 20th century at the first major American retrospective of Christian Dior’s creations. The Denver Art Museum will feature 150 couture dresses, as well as accessories, photographs, drawings, runway videos and other archival material. Arranged chronologically, it covers the most important moments in the house’s history, as well as highlighting how Dior inspired his successors, including Yves Saint Laurent, John Galliano and Maria Grazia Chiuri. denverartmuseum.org
2 Pink
Fashion Institute of Technology New York September 7 to January 5 Lovers of all things pink will have a ball at this exhibition, which explores the history of a “punk, pretty, powerful colour” in all its glory. But don’t be fooled into thinking it’s all about innocence and femininity — it turns out the colour pink has a pretty interesting back story. The exhibition features about 80 ensembles from the 18th century to the present, including examples from Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, Jeremy Scott of Moschino and Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garcons. There is also a selection of pink toys and dress-up clothes on offer, dating from the 1950s to the present. fitnyc.edu/museum
3 Fashioned From Nature
Victoria and Albert Museum, London Until January 27 Budding environmentalists — and designers — will love the chance to see the Calvin Klein dress made from recycled bottles that Emma Watson wore to the Met Gala in 2016. It’s on display at this exhibition at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum that explores the complex and controversial relationship between couture and nature. With garments spanning 400 years, this exhibition will make you think about our impact on the natural world. Examples include an 1875 pair of earrings made from the heads of Honeycreeper birds and an 1860s muslin dress decorated with more than 5000 wings pulled from jewel beetles, as well as more modern examples of sustainable fashion. vam.ac.uk