What Katy Did » Fashion Exhibitions & Events http://www.whatkatydid.org Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:35:02 +0000 en hourly 1 Dior: 60 années Hautes en Couleurs http://www.whatkatydid.org/2007/08/dior-60-years-high-in-colours/ http://www.whatkatydid.org/2007/08/dior-60-years-high-in-colours/#comments Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:48:50 +0000 katy http://www.whatkatydid.me.uk/archives/85 Celebrate the 60th anniversary of the House of Dior with the “60 années Hautes en Couleurs” exhibition at Musée Christian Dior.

The exhibition runs until 23rd September and takes colour as its theme, grouping items from 6o years of collections into 9 colour zones: red, lilac, pink, grey, black, white, blue, green and gold.

The gardens of Villa les Rhumbs have been planted to reflect the colours textures and scents of Dior, for a highly sensory experience.

For Dior worshippers and students of fashion and couture this exhibition will be well worth a visit to Normandie, with pieces by Galliano, Feré, Bohan, Yves Saint-Laurent and the master Christian Dior himself.

]]> http://www.whatkatydid.org/2007/08/dior-60-years-high-in-colours/feed/ 0 The Golden Age of Couture: Paris and London 1947- 1957 at the V&A http://www.whatkatydid.org/2007/08/the-golden-age-of-couture-paris-and-london-1947-1957-at-the-va/ http://www.whatkatydid.org/2007/08/the-golden-age-of-couture-paris-and-london-1947-1957-at-the-va/#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2007 13:50:31 +0000 katy http://www.whatkatydid.me.uk/archives/81 The decade described by Christian Dior as “the golden age” of fashion will be celebrated at the V&A from 22nd September 2007 through to the 6th January 2008 in the exhibition “The Golden Age of Couture: Paris and London 1947- 1957″.

A number of Dior pieces will be on display, along with Balenciaga, Givenchy and other names whose attention to detail and quality became the benchmark for haute couture.

Tickets are available online now at a little over £10 per ticket (concessions may be available).

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