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.
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