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London College of Fashion
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Weekend Reading: Carmen - 'A Life in Fashion' at The Fashion Space Gallery, London College of Fashion, 16.11.2011 – 14.01.2012
Saturday, December 17, 2011
London College of Fashion’s Fashion Space Gallery is a wonderful space in the college which always provided enormous inspiration for me when I was studying there.
The latest exhibit is the first ever exhibition to document the life and work of the world’s most enduring supermodel, Carmen Dell’Orefice.
Using photographs from Carmen’s personal archive, the exhibition tells the story of a shy, skinny New Yorker who began her modelling career aged just 13, in 1945; who blossomed into a high fashion muse in the 1950s, retired and came back in the 80s busier, more celebrated (and more beautiful) than ever.
Along the way she worked with the defining photographers of each successive generation, made her catwalk debut in her sixties, wrote a best selling beauty book and took cameo roles in movies by Woody Allen and Martin Scorsese.
Curated for the Fashion Space Gallery by renowned fashion artist David Downton - a close friend of Carmen’s - the exhibition features images by Cecil Beaton, Richard Avedon, Irving Penn, Norman Parkinson, Horst P Horst and Lillian Bassman among others. Bringing the portfolio up to date is a stunning set of photographs by Ali Mahdavi, commissioned by London College of Fashion to celebrate Carmen’s 80th birthday earlier this year.
Carmen's exhibition is a wonderful insight into the modelling world, including the documentation of fashion photography throughout the decades. A must see!
Visit:
The FSG is located in the heart of the West End at the London College of Fashion flagship site in John Princes Street.
Dates: 16 November 2011 – 14 January 2012
Venue: 20 John Princes Street, W1G 0BJ
Nearest Tube: Oxford Circus
Opening Hours: Monday – Friday: 10.00 am – 6.00 pm
Saturday: 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Sunday: CLOSED
Entrance: FREE
Website: www.fashionspacegallery.com
The FSG is located in the heart of the West End at the London College of Fashion flagship site in John Princes Street.
Dates: 16 November 2011 – 14 January 2012
Venue: 20 John Princes Street, W1G 0BJ
Nearest Tube: Oxford Circus
Opening Hours: Monday – Friday: 10.00 am – 6.00 pm
Saturday: 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Sunday: CLOSED
Entrance: FREE
Website: www.fashionspacegallery.com
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