Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion Manifesto Oriole Cullen, Senior curator of Textiles and Fashion, V&A Museum
Event details
York Ideas Lecture
Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion Manifesto is the first UK exhibition dedicated to the work of French couturière, Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel, charting the evolution of her iconic design style and the establishment of the House of CHANEL, from the opening of her first millinery boutique in Paris in 1910 to the showing of her final collection in 1971. Based upon the Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion Manifesto exhibition organised by the Palais Galliera, Fashion Museum of the City of Paris, the exhibition has been re-imagined by the V&A Featuring almost 200 looks seen together for the first time, as well as accessories, perfumes and jewellery, the exhibition explores Chanel’s pioneering approach to fashion design, which paved the way for a new radical elegance which continues to influence the way women dress today.
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About the speaker
Oriole Cullen is Senior curator of Textiles and Fashion at the V&A Museum with a focus on 20th and 21st century fashion. She previously worked as curator for Dress and Decorative Arts at the Museum of London. Her most recent exhibitions include Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams (2019) and Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion Manifesto (2023-4).