Our Alpaca Boutique brings you the finest selection of alpaca clothing, garments and accessories. We carry men, women, and children clothing in a variety of sizes and styles. Please browse our Alpaca Boutique Online Shop were you can find a lovely selection of fine alpaca coats, sweaters, blankets, shawls, hats, scarves, vests, gloves, yarns, blankets and throws. We also carry stuffed animals and unique gifts along with alpaca fleece skeins and bobbins of varying weight.
Monday, December 13, 2010
The Golden Age of Couture at V&A museum
London Fashion Week presents the perfect timing for the launch of the latest highly-anticipated exhibition at the Victoria and Albert museum. Situated across the road from the British Fashion Council tents the exhibition, whose launch party attracted the likes of Kate Moss, Jemima Khan and Mario Testino goes on until the 6th January. It looks at the development of bespoke clothing from 1947 - 1957, an era that Christian Dior coined "The Golden Age".
Vintage Albert Nippon Sheer Navy Crepe Smocked Dress
The neckline of this Albert Nippon dress is smocked. Smocking is an embroidery stitch of ornamental needlework on a garment that is made by gathering the cloth tightly in stitches, sometimes it is elastically.