[h-cost] Exhibition: Ballgowns: British Glamour Since 1950

[Linda Walton]

Another exhibition opens on Saturday, at the VA in London:

Ballgowns: British Glamour Since 1950

http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/exhibitions/ballgowns/ballgowns-british-glamour-since-1950/

From spring 2012 the VA celebrates the opening of the newly renovated 
Fashion Galleries with an exhibition of beautiful ballgowns, red carpet 
evening dresses and catwalk showstoppers. Displayed over two floors, 
'Ballgowns: British Glamour Since 1950' will feature more than sixty 
designs for social events such as private parties, royal balls, state 
occasions and opening nights.


There are lots more details here:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2012/may/15/vanda-ballgowns-exhibition-red-carpet

and lots of lovely photos here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/fashion/gallery/2012/may/15/ballwgown-british-glamour-v-a-in-pictures

Again, if anyone manages to visit this exhibition, please will they tell 
us about it?


Linda Walton,
(in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.).
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Re: [h-cost] Exhibition: Ballgowns: British Glamour Since 1950

[Cin]

It was the very first line of the article that made me laugh.  It
isn't an item that hangs in most people's wardrobes, ... the ballgown
...  Likely it makes most of us on h-cost smile that secret smile of
the fabulously well dressed.
Thanks for the links.  The photos are pretty good eye candy.
--cin
Cynthia Barnes
cinbar...@gmail.com


On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 4:48 AM, Linda Walton
linda.wal...@dsl.pipex.com wrote:
 Another exhibition opens on Saturday, at the VA in London:

 There are lots more details here:

 http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2012/may/15/vanda-ballgowns-exhibition-red-carpet
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