Sunday, September 30, 2007

The Golden Age of Couture now open

Just a quick reminder to Audrey's UK fans that "The Golden Age of Couture: Paris and London 1947-1957" is now open at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. I first mentioned this exhibit back in March when I first heard about it,* but since then the Museum has put up a special website dedicated to the exhibit. It's really nice because it has a fraction of the collection up for viewing, and a Givenchy couture gown is one of the featured, a beautiful one at that. From the site you can send e-cards with preselected pictures of couture items, and book tickets if you're available to go. The coolest part of all is that you can download and print out a pattern for a couture-inspired dress, which you can then make at home! If you're really into shoes, there is also a competition to send in your original shoe designs for a chance to have your design shown on the V&A website. Intrigued? Click here to see more.

*Reminder: the blue cape Audrey wore in Funny Face is on display at this exhibit.

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