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| I love the Fashion and Textile museum in Bermondsey! Their exhibitions are a real indulgence of colour, lush fabrics, prints and design! Focusing on the glamour of the couture label Bellville Sassoon, including Irish designer Lorcan Mullany, the current exhibition is no exception. I took a few pics of my favourite "details" from some of the many beautiful gowns. |
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| Rose printed satin ball dress with ivory tulle skirt A modern bustle! |
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| A sculpture!. No need for a necklace with such a detailed neck line! Many dresses had to be designed for a clients specific piece of jewellery with the designer visiting vaults to view the jewels in person as they were too valuable to bring to the salon! One lady visited with a pen line on her neck showing where her necklace would sit as the insurance would be too expensive to remove from the vault!! |
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| It must have taken hours to hand embroider and bead these exquisite corset type tops! |
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| I love bows, especially a quirky oversized one tipped upside down to great effect! I thought the clever woven fabric detail on the chest of the chiffon ball gown gave it a Grecian feel! |
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| Virginal, lady-like and slinky! The blue frock had such elegant attitude!! |
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| Very similar designs....yet the difference a colour can make! |
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| The beading!! And the flattering swathe of fabric in the body....must have taken days to design and actually create! |
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| Princess Diana's going away outfit after her wedding - the simplest and least fussy garment on display. It seemed very forlorn and plane on the dummy...yet worn it came to life. The exhibition is on until January 2014 |