Episode 7: Fashion Exhibitions to see in London

Vyki and Catherine are back to share their six favourite fashion exhibitions on in London.  Fabulous frocks but what does the V&A have to say about Chanel’s war years? Handsome handbags at Gucci Cosmos but is the set design the star of the show? Just how did the Design Museum manage to make a room full of mannequins feel like a real live fashion show? Find out how M&S, David Bowie and Princess Diana all have connections to Jewish fashion designers. Discover how street style and haute couture are influenced by Black British designers and does gold make you beautiful?

Mentioned in this Episode:

· Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion Manifesto at the V&A

· Gucci Cosmos at 180 Studios

· REBEL: 30 Years of London Fashion at the Design Museum

· Fashion City: How Jewish Londoners Shaped Global Style at the Museum of London Docklands

· The Missing Thread: Untold Stories of Black British Fashion at Somerset House

· The Cult of Beauty at the Wellcome Collection

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