Viktor & Rolf are among my top 5 favourite designers along with Lacroix, Lagerfeld, Galliano and McQueen. I marvel at the way they can easily shift from elegant, formal tailoring to innovations so conceptualized they edge on the absurd. One thing is for sure though; this Dutch duo takes the cake for some of fashions most memorable moments. Now the masters of surreal and distorted construction are currently the subject of a retrospective exhibition at the Barbican Art Gallery in London.
Photography was strictly forbidden and unfortunately I was not brave enough to do any stealth photography myself but I found a couple of images of the dollhouse here and here. Also there are some nice pictures of the construction of the event here.
For those in the London area the Barbican Gallery hosts several fashion industry workshops be sure to check out their schedule! The show runs 18th of June – 21 of September tickets are £8/6
Watch the video here!
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Wow I love how they have taken such a unique approach to showcasing their fashion in a “high art” setting. It must have been quite the experience to view the giant dollhouse and their intricate designs up close in person! There’s one thing going to a fashion show where all the designs go by so fast, but then to get the time to study them up close is quite another.
Ya, It was absolutely fantastic to see all the construction details up close. I appreciate their work all that much more now!