Este otoño, Somerset House, en colaboración con la Fundación Isabella Blow y la Central Saint Martins, presenta Isabella Blow: Fashion Galore!, una importante exposición de moda que celebra la extraordinaria vida y el increíble armario de una de las últimas promotoras de la moda y el arte británicos, Isabella Blow.
Si estás en Londres es visita obligada. Si no, excusa perfecta para el peregrinaje hasta la capital (mal que le pese a Milán y en dura competencia con París y Nueva York) de la moda mundial.
Del 20 de noviembre de 2013 hasta el 2 de marzo de 2014
Horario: todos los días de 10.00-18.00 (última admisión 17.15),
y hasta 21.00 los jueves (última admisión 20.15)
24 y 31 de diciembre, de 10,00 a 16,00
25 y 26 de diciembre cerrada
El 1 de enero, de 12,00-18,00
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This autumn, Somerset House, in partnership with the Isabella Blow Foundation and Central Saint Martins, is proud to present Isabella Blow: Fashion Galore!, a major fashion exhibition celebrating the extraordinary life and wardrobe of the late British patron of fashion and art.
Born into the rarefied world of British aristocracy, Isabella’s thirty year career began in the early 80s as Anna Wintour’s assistant at US Vogue. On her return to London in 1986 she worked at Tatler followed by British Vogue. In 1997 she became the Fashion Director of the Sunday Times Style after which she returned to Tatler as Fashion Director. Driven by a passion for creativity, Isabella is credited for having nurtured and inspired numerous artists and designers. The exhibition will showcase over a hundred pieces from her incredibly rich collection, one of the most important private collections of late 20th Century/early 21st Century British fashion design, now owned by Daphne Guinness. This includes garments from the many designer talents she discovered and launched, such as Alexander McQueen, Philip Treacy, Hussein Chalayan and Julien Macdonald amongst others.
Isabella is also known for discovering models Sophie Dahl and Stella Tennant, and for her collaborations with major photographers such as Steven Meisel, David LaChapelle and Sean Ellis, which pushed the boundaries of convention in her increasingly provocative fashion spreads and establishing herself as a legendary figure within the international fashion and contemporary art worlds.
Curated by Alistair O’Neill with Shonagh Marshall and designed by award-winning architectural firm Carmody Groarke, with installations by celebrated set designer Shona Heath, the exhibition will display thematically the breadth of Isabella’s collection, a life lived through clothes.
20 November 2013 – 2 March 2014
Daily 10.00-18.00 (Last admission 17.15)
Until 21.00 Thursdays (Last admission 20.15)
24 & 31 December 10.00-16.00, 25 & 26 December-closed, 1 January 12.00-18.00