Comments on: Revising history: Haute couture http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/revising_history_haute_couture/ How to start a clothing line or run the one you have, better. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:49:13 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anne Stoye http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/revising_history_haute_couture/comment-page-1/#comment-8369 Anne Stoye Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:58:21 +0000 http://www.fashion-incubator.com/2007/09/revising_history_haute_couture/#comment-8369 I live in the UK (though not in London) and have been to the V&A "Golden Age of Couture" (sorry Kathleen!) exhibition twice so far. There were quite a lot of garments displayed and for some of them it was possible to see both front and back. As well as the garments, there were film clips such as Pathe News (wonderfully dated!) and a photographic collage shown on one of the gallery walls (plus clips from Funny Face). I came away from the first visit itching to sew more (I am a hobby sewer and normally only make for myself) and having bought the book relating to the exhibition. On my second visit, I took a sketchbook and was much more focussed about what I looked at, which I did with a dressmaker's/patterncutter's eye, looking for seams, darts, grain of fabric etc. This was not always easy with the subdued lighting needed for textiles and in many cases wonderful workmanship and patternmatching disguised construction details. Being picky, I would have liked a couple more exhibits to have had mirrors behind them and some of the skirt hems were very obvious and lumpy (had they been altered to a different length by an amateur hand I wonder?) If you are in London, I do recommend the exhibition - and the normal textile/fashion gallery at the V&A while you are there. BTW there is a charge for the special exhibition, though not for the normal gallery (though they hope you will make a donation). I am hoping to go again before the exhibition ends but currently have foot in plaster cast so not very mobile If anyone has any extra questions I will do my best to answer. And to think I normally envy you in the US for your wonderful museums and exhibitions - it is unusual for the roles to be reversed! I live in the UK (though not in London) and have been to the V&A “Golden Age of Couture” (sorry Kathleen!) exhibition twice so far. There were quite a lot of garments displayed and for some of them it was possible to see both front and back. As well as the garments, there were film clips such as Pathe News (wonderfully dated!) and a photographic collage shown on one of the gallery walls (plus clips from Funny Face). I came away from the first visit itching to sew more (I am a hobby sewer and normally only make for myself) and having bought the book relating to the exhibition. On my second visit, I took a sketchbook and was much more focussed about what I looked at, which I did with a dressmaker’s/patterncutter’s eye, looking for seams, darts, grain of fabric etc. This was not always easy with the subdued lighting needed for textiles and in many cases wonderful workmanship and patternmatching disguised construction details.

Being picky, I would have liked a couple more exhibits to have had mirrors behind them and some of the skirt hems were very obvious and lumpy (had they been altered to a different length by an amateur hand I wonder?)

If you are in London, I do recommend the exhibition – and the normal textile/fashion gallery at the V&A while you are there. BTW there is a charge for the special exhibition, though not for the normal gallery (though they hope you will make a donation). I am hoping to go again before the exhibition ends but currently have foot in plaster cast so not very mobile

If anyone has any extra questions I will do my best to answer.

And to think I normally envy you in the US for your wonderful museums and exhibitions – it is unusual for the roles to be reversed!

]]> By: ken simmons http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/revising_history_haute_couture/comment-page-1/#comment-8368 ken simmons Wed, 19 Sep 2007 17:09:43 +0000 http://www.fashion-incubator.com/2007/09/revising_history_haute_couture/#comment-8368 Our Fashion Study Tour this year is to London and we will see the Couture show at the V & A. I will report after. Ken Our Fashion Study Tour this year is to London and we will see the Couture show at the V & A. I will report after.
Ken

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