10 July 2013 – 16 February 2014 Victoria and Albert Museum
A fashionable trip back in time, reliving the 80s through clothes. Club to Catwalk at the V&A, explores the creative explosion of London fashion in the 80s and explores how the impact of underground club culture reinvented the fashion worldwide. The exhibition traces the emerging theatricality in British fashion as the capital’s vibrant and eclectic club scene influenced a new generation of designers. John Galliano recalled, ‘Thursday and Friday at St Martin’s, the college was almost deserted. Everybody was at home working on their costumes for the weekend’.
My opinion: the exhibition is pretty small in terms of number of clothes displayed, but well organized and presented. Especially because outfits are divided by themes, so I had a complete overview of the main trends of those years. It looks like the alternative fashion scene was much more vibrant than the contemporary one, but of course their work was part of a big movement based on provocation and rebellion, now young designers are more focused on exploration of concepts and textile research.
It is worth a visit anyway, also to enjoy the the V&A’s permanent Fashion collection.
