Unfortunately I was unable to take not of pictures or drawings from they exhibition.
During my visit to London I went to the V&A Museum for research and inspiration based on the artwork and interesting artefacts. During my time here I went to a popular exhibition; 'Undressed,' that was showing the evolution of underwear from the 18th century to today. Over 200 examples of underwear for men and women highlight the themes of innovation and luxury from custom hand made to designer pieces by Stella McCartney, La Perla, Rigby and Peller and Paul Smith. This exhibition explored the ways fashion in underwear showed the notions of an ideal body and how cut, fit, fabric and decoration can reveal issues in gender, sex and morality.
I found the most interesting aspects of the exhibition for me included; how the body shape changes due to the tight whale bone corsets worn throughout the 18th and 19th century. They were considered an undergarment that was a necessity rather then an addition to slim the body. After time the corsets would bend the ribs inwards and cause issues with breathing and circulation. There was even a story about an actress who died on stage due to the tightness of her corset.
This exhibition has certainly inspired me to think more deeply about colours and decoration in fashion and makeup to convey different meanings, and different time periods.
This is the exhibition ticket:
This is a section taken from the museum map to show the areas I visited:
Extract from a newspaper about the exhibition:
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