I recently attended a wonderful online class with the V&A Academy - ‘Chanel to Westwood - Fashion Innovators of the 20th Century’. It’s been amazing, as all the V&A programmes are. High quality speakers, with wonderful insights, adding to my ever increasing passion and knowledge of the vast and, often complex, subject that is fashion.
A few years ago, I shopped for a scarf for my most refined client. This one required items of the utmost elegance: clothes without sound or swish, pants hemmed to within a millimeter, gray blazers with a touch of Chanel-level sportswear styling. And when we stopped in at Dior, I could feel inside of me, a certain je ne sais quoi, an unnameable elegance, that was in none of the other luxury stores. It was his mother's trellised roses, his sister Catherine, those wasp-waisted dresses. I understand now. Thank you!
Thank you for sharing this Kerry. You have a great inner instinct about these things and adding some history/facts to your gut feelings can be a game changer.
I too did the V&A course Sue and as you said it was very informative and fab. I was particularly interested in the japanese designers and their influence on my style of the 80’s/90’s. I think Dior influenced my vintage styles in the late 70’s early 80’s. ( the Bowie Berlin phase). I have just come back from Antwerp and leant all about the ‘Antwerp 6’ at the fashion museum ( I knew nothing about them collectively and individually and their influence since the 80’s
A few years ago, I shopped for a scarf for my most refined client. This one required items of the utmost elegance: clothes without sound or swish, pants hemmed to within a millimeter, gray blazers with a touch of Chanel-level sportswear styling. And when we stopped in at Dior, I could feel inside of me, a certain je ne sais quoi, an unnameable elegance, that was in none of the other luxury stores. It was his mother's trellised roses, his sister Catherine, those wasp-waisted dresses. I understand now. Thank you!
Thank you for sharing this Kerry. You have a great inner instinct about these things and adding some history/facts to your gut feelings can be a game changer.
I too did the V&A course Sue and as you said it was very informative and fab. I was particularly interested in the japanese designers and their influence on my style of the 80’s/90’s. I think Dior influenced my vintage styles in the late 70’s early 80’s. ( the Bowie Berlin phase). I have just come back from Antwerp and leant all about the ‘Antwerp 6’ at the fashion museum ( I knew nothing about them collectively and individually and their influence since the 80’s
It’s all so inspiring. I just love this type of education. Just started Dr Ben Wilds course On the Bias - looking at western centric fashion