Between February and September 2019 almost 600 000 visitors came, saw and hankered after these beautiful dresses, coats, perfumes. Very few of us can afford or even have occasion to think we might wear an outfit resembling even the plainest and most simple of these dresses, but it doesn't stop us getting up close (relatively), looking and appreciating the craftsmanship and those waists!
From Dior, the original genius who started the fashion house (though his parents, who bankrolled him, wouldn't originally let him use the family name), to the famous names of Yves St Laurent, Marc Bohan, Gianfranco Ferre, John Galliano, Raf Simons and Maria Grazia Chiuri - examples of each one's craftmanship and genius was there.
I don't know enough to talk you through any of these gowns, but come along with me as we take a walk through this visual feast of over 500 items, including 200 rare haute couture garments. (500 pictures may have been a bit much, but enough to give you an idea).
'A woman's perfume tells me more about her than her handwriting' - Christian Dior
A room full of calico patterns showing the bare bones of the outfits was in stark contrast to the rest of the exhibition, but nonetheless striking.
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