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
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.