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2025

Dress Codes: Decoding the Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection

Start Date
13 March 2025
End Date
30 November 2025
Venue
Kensington Palace
Location
London, UK
Curator
Matthew Storey
A collection of clothing from Lady Diana's collection. In hues of green, red and white outfits made up in dresses, blazers and skirts.

2025

Cartier

Start Date
12 April 2025
End Date
16 November 2025
Venue
V&A
Location
London, UK
Curator
Helen Molesworth and Rachel Garrahan

2024

La Saga des grands magasins. De 1850 à nos jours’ (The History of Department Stores, from 1850 to nowadays)

Start Date
06 November 2024
End Date
06 April 2025
Venue
Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine
Location
Paris, France
Curator
Isabelle Marquette
Conservation Assistant
Elvira Férault
Associate Curator
Christelle Lecoeur
Curatorial Assistant
Anjali Pasquion Somaradjalou
(Left) A white gown laced with floor length beige skirt, female mannequin is holding a brown straw hat. (Right) Half length black cloak.

2011

Handmade, from yesterday’s handcrafted to today’s handcrafted

Start Date
08 April 2011
End Date
27 February 2012
Venue
Musée du Costume et de la dentelle
Location
Brussels, Belgium
Curator
Corinne ter Assatouroff, Caroline Esgain, Martine Vrebos
Exhibition display of 20th century gowns

2023

The Cult of Beauty

Start Date
26 October 2023
End Date
28 April 2024
Venue
The Wellcome Collection
Location
London, UK
Curator
Janice Li
A display with a pink background featuring corsets.

2024

The Indian Army at the Palace

Start Date
15 September 2023
End Date
29 September 2024
Venue
Kensington Palace
Location
London, UK
Curator
Rav Singh and Dr Tej Pal Singh Ralmill
Exhibition Lead
Zakira Begum
Red soldier's uniform displayed on a mannequin

We make our own histories

Start Date
28 February 2024
End Date
30 June 2024
Venue
National Museum of Ireland
Location
Dublin, Ireland
Curator
Maolíosa Boyle and Dr Jonathan Cummins
Two mannequins on display with long gowns c. early 20th century, in green with pink pattern, and bronze

2023

Gucci Cosmos

Start Date
11 October 2023
End Date
31 December 2023
Venue
180 Studios
Location
London, UK
Curator
Maria Luisa Frisa
Designer
Es Devlin
Exhibition display of garments hung in white arched display space

Mood of the moment: Gaby Aghion and the house of Chloé

Start Date
13 October 2023
End Date
18 February 2024
Venue
The Jewish Museum
Location
New York, USA
Curator
Choghakate Kazarian and Kristina Parsons
Designer
Elliot Barnes

2024

Untold Lives: A Palace at Work

Start Date
14 March 2024
End Date
27 October 2024
Venue
Kensington Palace
Location
London, UK
Curator
Dr Mishka Sinha
Mannequin with a lilac dress on display among other objects in case

2023

Gathering

Start Date
29 March 2023
End Date
31 July 2024
Venue
Textile Museum of Canada
Location
Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Curator
Roxane Shaughnessy
Senior Manager
Leah Sanchez
Curatorial Advisor
Devyani Saltzman
Display of shoes and accessories

2015

Golden Threads of Bethlehem

Start Date
26 January 2015
End Date
28 March 2015
Venue
Tiraz Centre
Location
Amman, Jordan

2022

LV Dream

Start Date
15 December 2022
End Date
15 November 2023
Venue
quai de la Mégisserie
Location
Paris, France

2015

Esprit Dior

Start Date
20 June 2015
End Date
25 August 2015
Venue
Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP)
Location
Seoul, Korea
Curator
Florence Muller

2000

Captions

Start Date
07 November 2000
End Date
08 December 2000
Venue
Judith Clark Costume
Location
London, England
Curator
Judith Clark
Designer
Judith Clark

1999

Pre–Inca Feather Dress 500–1200AD

Start Date
24 November 1999
End Date
20 January 2000
Venue
Judith Clark Costume
Location
London, England
Curator
Judith Clark
Designer
Judith Clark

2019

Vera Paints a Scarf: The Art and Design of Vera Neumann

Start Date
08 August 2019
End Date
26 January 2020
Venue
Museum of Arts and Design
Location
New York, U.S.A
Curator
Elissa Auther
Exhibition display of dressed mannequins

2021

The Endless Garment

Start Date
19 December 2021
End Date
05 April 2022
Venue
X Museum
Location
Beijing, China
Curator
Jeppe Ugelvig and Poppy Dongxue Wu
Blue trousers lie draped on a wooden chest of drawers, underneath half an oil painting which has presumably been cut in half. A grandfather clock stands to the right.

The Endless Garment: Research Station

Start Date
14 March 2021
End Date
30 May 2021
Venue
X Museum
Location
Beijing, China
Curator
Jeppe Ugelvig and Poppy Dongxue Wu
A group of mannequins on display., including one wearing an elongated dress and another wearing a blue inflated dress.

2020

Inside the Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk

Start Date
27 August 2020
End Date
25 October 2020
Venue
V&A Museum
Location
London, UK
Curator
Anna Jackson and Josephine Rout
Title to exhibition and three kimonos on display

2022

Kimono (touring)

Start Date
22 November 2022
End Date
28 May 2023
Venue
Musée du quai Branly
Location
Paris, France
Curator
Anna Jackson and Josephine Rout
Designer
SKY Architects

2012

Ballgowns: British Glamour Since 1950

Start Date
19 May 2012
End Date
06 January 2013
Venue
V&A
Location
London, England
Curator
Oriole Cullen and Sonnet Stanfill
Exhibition display of dressed mannequins

2003

Treasures of Palestine

Start Date
17 October 2003
End Date
26 January 2004
Venue
Powerhouse Museum
Location
Sydney, Australia

2007

Golden Threads & My Chinatown

Start Date
14 March 2003
End Date
12 October 2003
Venue
Powerhouse Museum
Location
Sydney, Australia
Curator
Jennifer Kwok

2004

Beirut to Baghdad: Communities, Collecting and Culture

Start Date
17 June 2004
End Date
20 February 2005
Venue
Powerhouse Museum
Location
Sydney, Australia

2021

Beautiful People: The Boutique in 1960s

Start Date
01 October 2021
End Date
13 March 2022
Venue
Fashion and Textile Museum
Location
London, UK
Display of colourful outfits on mannequins and busts. A BIBA sign han

2023

Making Mischief: Folk Costume in Britain

Start Date
11 February 2023
End Date
11 June 2023
Venue
Compton Verney Museum and Art Gallery
Location
Compton Verney, Warwickshire, UK
Curator
Simon Costin, Amy de la Haye and Mellany Robinson
Designer
Simon Costin, Museum of British Folklore
A partnership with Museum of British Folklore, the Centre for Fashion Curation at London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London and Compton Verney.
Made possible by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Mannequins dressed embellished horse collar and hat from the Boy's Ploughing Match and The Festival of the Horse costume from the Orkney Islands

2014

Undressed: 350 Years of Fashion in Underwear (touring)

Start Date
19 July 2014
End Date
26 October 2014
Venue
Bendigo Art Gallery
Location
Bendigo, Australia
Curator
Edwina Ehrmann

2022

Silhouettes by Yasmina Ajbilou

Start Date
27 August 2022
End Date
27 November 2022
Venue
Centraal Museum
Location
Utrecht, The Netherlands
Curator
Yasmina Ajbilou
Exhibition installation shot of mannequin with colourful crafted cape in multitude of textures. The mannequin is reflected in an adjacent perspex screen

1995

Slice of Schiaparelli: Surrealism in Fashion from the Brooklyn Museum

Start Date
20 October 1995
End Date
24 March 1996
Venue
Brooklyn Museum
Location
New York, USA
Curator
Patricia Mears

1985

New Guinea Feather Headdresses

Start Date
01 January 1985
End Date
11 May 2025
Venue
Brooklyn Museum
Location
New York, USA
objects displayed on a wall installation

2010

The Sons of St Crispin: The History of the Boot and Shoe Trade Unions

Start Date
11 September 2010
End Date
06 February 2011
Venue
Northampton Museum
Location
Northampton, UK

2021

Belonging: Fashion & A Sense of Place

Start Date
18 September 2021
End Date
05 March 2022
Venue
Bankfield Museum
Location
Halifax, UK
Curator
Janie Tweddle and Nicola Knight
Exhibition display of dressed mannequins

2010

The costume of “China Poblana”

Start Date
01 January 1970
End Date
01 January 1970
Venue
Musee de la Vallee
Location
Moulins, France

2019

Treasures from the Palace Museum: The Flourishing of China in the 18th Century

Start Date
15 March 2019
End Date
30 May 2019
Venue
Moscow Kremlin Museums
Location
Moscow, Russia
Exhibition display of paintings and dress

2021

People Living in the Mountains

Start Date
30 January 2021
End Date
28 March 2021
Venue
Kobe Fashion Museum
Location
Kobe, Japan
Exhibition display of dressed mannequin

2018

Pankha: A Collection of Hand Fans from the Indian Subcontinent and Beyond by Artist Shri Jatin Das

Start Date
26 May 2018
End Date
24 June 2018
Venue
Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
Location
New Delhi, India

Object Journeys Fashioning Africa

Start Date
31 March 2018
End Date
31 March 2019
Venue
Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
Location
Brighton, UK
Curator
Edith Ojo and Tshepo Skwambane

2010

Endyesthai (To Dress)

Start Date
24 March 2010
End Date
23 May 2010
Venue
Benaki Museum
Location
Athens, Greece

2020

Ruth E. Carter: Afro Futurism in Costume Design

Start Date
18 December 2020
End Date
12 September 2021
Venue
SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion and Film
Location
Georgia, USA
Curator
Rafael Gomes, Christina Frank and Julia Long
Exhibition display of dressed mannequins

2016

Elegance and Splendour of Art Deco

Start Date
30 September 2016
End Date
11 January 2017
Venue
Moscow Kremlin Museums
Location
Moscow, Russia
Exhibition display of dressed mannequins

2013

Wearing Our Identity: The First Peoples Collection

Start Date
02 May 2013
Venue
McCord Museum of Canadian History
Location
Québec, Canada
Curator
Guislaine Lemay
Designer
Daniel Castonguay
Exhibition display with a headdress in foreground

2019

Seattle Style: Fashion/Function

Start Date
04 May 2019
End Date
14 October 2019
Venue
Museum of History & Industry
Location
Seattle, USA
Exhibition display of dressed mannequins

2020

Levi Strauss: A History of American Style

Start Date
13 February 2020
End Date
08 August 2020
Venue
The Contemporary Jewish Museum
Location
San Fransisco, California, USA
Curator
Justin Limoges and Heidi Rabben
Exhibition display of dressed mannequins

2021

Voices of Fashion: Black Couture, Beauty and Styles

Start Date
05 June 2021
End Date
15 August 2021
Venue
Centraal Museum
Location
Utrecht, The Netherlands
Curator
Janice Deul
Exhibition display of dressed mannequins in black scaffolding structure

2019

Cross Colours: Black Fashion in the 20th Century

Start Date
25 September 2019
End Date
23 August 2020
Venue
California African American Museum
Location
Los Angeles, USA
Curator
Tyree Boyd-Pates and Taylor Bythewood-Porter
Exhibition display of dressed mannequins

2010

Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail 1700–1915

Start Date
02 October 2010
End Date
27 March 2011
Venue
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
Location
Los Angeles, USA
Exhibition display of dressed mannequins

2013

Last Man Standing: Springline Shoe Lasts

Start Date
05 November 2013
End Date
29 December 2013
Venue
Northampton Museum
Location
Northampton, UK

2011

Global Threads: Asian Textiles and Fashion Today

Start Date
14 May 2011
End Date
30 June 2012
Venue
Harris Museum and Art Gallery
Location
Preston, UK

2012

Wool Re-fashioned: A Collaboration Between The Yorkshire Fashion Archive And The Woolmark Company

Start Date
07 September 2012
End Date
02 January 2013
Venue
Yorkshire Fashion Archive, Leeds University
Location
Leeds, UK

2014

Trench Coat: From Field to Fashion

Start Date
04 October 2014
End Date
21 December 2014
Venue
Winchester Discovery Centre
Location
Winchester, UK
Exhibition display of dressed mannequin, text and imagery

2020

RENOVATION: Kimono & Sustainability (きもの － リノベーション)

Start Date
05 August 2020
End Date
07 September 2020
Venue
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Location
New York, USA
Curator
John T. Carpenter and Monika Bincsik

2015

Shifting Patterns: Pacific Barkcloth Clothing

Start Date
05 February 2015
End Date
06 December 2015
Venue
British Museum
Location
London, UK

2013

Rich And Rare: A People’s History Of West Of England Cloth

Start Date
09 February 2013
End Date
01 January 1970
Venue
Trowbridge Museum
Location
Trowbridge, UK

2014

Qipao Glamour

Start Date
01 May 2014
End Date
01 June 2014
Venue
Nanjing Museum
Location
Nanjing, China
Exhibition display of dressed mannequins seated on sofa

 Making Design 

Start Date
12 December 2014
End Date
01 September 2016
Venue
Cooper Hewitt Museum, Smithsonian Design Museum
Location
New York, USA

2015

Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty (V&A)

Start Date
14 March 2015
End Date
02 August 2015
Venue
V&A
Location
London, UK
Curator
Claire Wilcox
Exhibition display of dressed mannequins in a cabinet of curosity

2014

Wedding Dresses 1775–2014

Start Date
03 May 2014
End Date
15 May 2015
Venue
V&A
Location
London, UK
Curator
Keira Miller
Exhibition display of dressed mannequin in wedding attire

Knitwear: Chanel to Westwood

Start Date
19 September 2014
End Date
18 January 2015
Venue
Fashion and Textile Museum
Location
London, UK
Exhibition display cabinets of knitwear

2013

Cheongsam: Points

Start Date
01 February 2013
End Date
01 March 2013
Venue
China National Silk Museum
Location
Hangzhou, China
Exhibition display of dressed mannequins

2015

China: Through the Looking Glass

Start Date
07 May 2015
End Date
27 September 2015
Venue
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Location
New York, USA
Curator
Andrew Bolton
Exhibition display of robes

2013

Making It: 20 years of Student Fashion

Start Date
08 March 2013
End Date
07 October 2013
Venue
Powerhouse Museum
Location
Sydney, Australia
Curator
Glynis Jones
Designer
Malcolm McKernan
Exhibition display of dressed mannequins

2020

By Royal Appointment: Devon lace-makers

Start Date
08 February 2020
End Date
01 November 2020
Venue
Royal Albert Memorial Museum
Location
Exeter, UK

2009

Ties with tradition: Macedonian apron designs

Start Date
11 May 2025
End Date
11 May 2025
Venue
Powerhouse Museum
Location
Sydney, Australia
Curator
Lindie Ward
Designer
Kirsten Franklin 

2007

Smart works: Design and the handmade

Start Date
29 March 2007
End Date
04 November 2007
Venue
Powerhouse Museum
Location
Sydney, Australia
Curator
Grace Cochrane
Designer
Claudia Brueheim 
Graphic designer
Danny Jacobsen 

Fashion from Fleece: 200 Years of Australian Wool in Fashion

Start Date
25 July 2007
End Date
27 August 2007
Venue
Powerhouse Museum
Location
Sydney, Australia
Curator
Jane de Teliga, Sandra McEwan, Glynis Jones, PHM
Designer
Susan Freeman, Freeman Ryan Design
Graphic design:
Chris Dent, Creative Justice
Exhibition display of dressed mannequins

2015

The Fabric of India

Start Date
03 October 2015
End Date
10 January 2016
Venue
Victoria and Albert Museum
Location
London, UK
Curator
Rosemary Crill and Divia Patel

2020

African Apparel Threaded Transformations across the 20th Century

Start Date
18 January 2020
End Date
06 September 2020
Venue
Cornell Fine Arts Museum
Location
Winter Park, Florida, USA
Curator
MacKenzie Moon Ryan

2019

Traditional Korean Costumes and Textiles

Start Date
29 March 2019
End Date
09 June 2019
Venue
China National Silk Museum
Location
Hangzhou, China
Curator
Zhao Feng

2013

The Queen’s Coronation 1953

Start Date
27 July 2013
End Date
29 September 2013
Venue
Buckingham Palace
Location
London, UK
Curator
Caroline de Guitaut

2009

Emilia Stoppani, il guardaroba di una sposa comasca (the wardrobe of a Como bride)

Start Date
15 May 2009
Venue
Fondazione Antonio Ratti
Location
Como, Italy
Curator
Margherita Rosina and Francina Chiara

2019

Celebration: Global Qipao Invitational Exhibition

Start Date
29 September 2019
End Date
01 November 2019
Venue
China National Silk Museum
Location
Hangzhou, China
Curator
Zhao Feng

2014

Kimono: A modern history

Start Date
27 September 2014
End Date
19 January 2015
Venue
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Location
New York, USA
Curator
John T. Carpenter and Monika Bincsik

2019

Connecting Afro Futures. Fashion x Hair x Design

Start Date
24 August 2019
End Date
01 December 2019
Venue
Decorative Arts Museum (Kunstgewerbemuseum)
Location
Berlin, Germany
Curator
Claudia Banz, Cornelia Lund and Beatrace Angut Oola 

2015

Thom Browne Selects: Works from the Permanent Collection

Start Date
04 March 2015
End Date
23 October 2015
Venue
Cooper Hewitt Museum, Smithsonian Design Museum
Location
New York, USA
Curator
Thom Browne
Exhibition display of silver shoes

2006

COATS! Max Mara, 55 Years of Italian Fashion

Start Date
30 November 2006
End Date
04 March 2007
Venue
Kunstbibliotek
Location
Berlin, Germany
Curator
Adelheid Rasche

2015

Max Mara: Coats!

Start Date
20 June 2015
End Date
25 August 2015
Venue
Doungdaemun Design Plaza
Location
Seoul, Korea
Curator
Daehyung Lee
Designer
Migliore+Servetto Architects, Milan

2017

Louis Vuitton: Volez, Voguez, Voyagez (Touring)

Start Date
08 June 2017
End Date
27 August 2017
Venue
Dongdaemun Design Plaza
Location
Seoul, Korea
Curator
Olivier Saillard
Designer
Robert Carsen

Rachel L Mellon Collection

Start Date
27 May 2017
End Date
28 January 2018
Venue
Cristóbal Balenciaga Museoa 
Location
Getaria, Spain
Exhibition display of dressed mannequins

2009

Drape: Classical Mode to Contemporary Dress

Start Date
02 December 2009
End Date
27 June 2010
Venue
National Gallery of Victoria
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Curator
Paola Di Trocchio
Exhibition display of dress

2018

Cristóbal Balenciaga. Fashion and Heritage – Conversations

Start Date
23 March 2018
End Date
01 January 1970
Venue
Cristóbal Balenciaga Museoa
Location
Getaria, Spain
Curator
Judith Clark
Exhibition display of dressed mannequin and horse head prop

Luminizing and Elegance: Qipao in Shanghai

Start Date
10 August 2018
End Date
16 October 2018
Venue
Shanghai History Museum
Location
Shanghai, China
Curator
Zhang Xia
Exhibition display of dressed mannequins

2016

Coal and Velvet: Views on Popular Costumes by Ortiz Echagüe and Balenciaga

Start Date
06 October 2016
End Date
07 May 2017
Venue
Cristóbal Balenciaga Museoa
Location
Getaria, Spain
Curator
Ana Balda
Exhibition display of dressed mannequins

Fashioning a Reign – 90 Years of Style from The Queen’s Wardrobe

Start Date
17 September 2016
End Date
08 January 2017
Venue
Buckingham Palace
Location
London, UK
Curator
Caroline de Guitaut
Exhibition display of dressed mannequins with Queen Elizabeth II garments against a backdrop

2018

Louis Vuitton: Volez, Voguez, Voyagez (Touring)

Start Date
16 November 2018
End Date
01 February 2019
Venue
Shanghai Exhibition Center
Location
Shanghai, China
Curator
Olivier Saillard
Exhibition display of dressed mannequins

2016

Louis Vuitton: Volez, Voguez, Voyagez (Touring)

Start Date
23 April 2016
End Date
23 June 2016
Venue
Bespoke Structure
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Curator
Olivier Saillard

2019

English Tea Story: Afternoon Tea’s ‘Yosohohi’ (アフタヌーンティーのよそほひ-英國紅茶物語)

Start Date
23 November 2019
End Date
19 January 2020
Venue
Kobe Fashion Museum
Location
Kobe, Japan
Exhibition display of dressed mannequin beside a tea service on a table

2016

Anatomie d’une Collection (Anatomy of a Collection)

Start Date
14 May 2016
End Date
23 October 2016
Venue
Palais Galliera
Location
Paris, France
Curator
Olivier Saillard
Designer
Olivier Saillard assisted by Béatrice Abonyi
Exhibition display of dressed mannequins

Vlisco: African Fashion on a Global Stage

Start Date
30 April 2016
End Date
22 January 2017
Venue
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Location
Philadelphia, USA
Curator
Dilys E. Blum
Exhibition display of dressed mannequins and wall displays

2020

Fashion through the Years

Start Date
16 December 2020
End Date
16 February 2021
Venue
Qasr Al Hosn
Location
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Exhibition display of dressed mannequins and imagery

2019

Ioanna Papantoniou «Doulamas» the magnificent. An exceptional overcoat.

Start Date
07 March 2019
End Date
26 May 2019
Venue
Benaki Museum
Location
Athens, Greece
Curator
Ioanna Papantoniou
Designer
Stamatis Zannos
Exhibition display of dressed mannequins with wooden patterned floor in foreground

2016

The Barefoot Designer: A Workshop to Unlearn

Start Date
23 March 2016
End Date
15 May 2016
Venue
Fundacion Jumex
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Curator
Luca Stoppini
Exhibition display of dressed mannequins and imagery

2019

Nature by Design: Katagami

Start Date
30 March 2019
End Date
27 October 2019
Venue
Cooper Hewitt Museum, Smithsonian Design Museum
Location
New York, USA
Curator
Julia Siemon
Exhibition display of garments suspended in the air

2012

Fashioning Fashion: Deux Siècles de Mode Européenne 1700–1915 (Fashioning Fashion: Two Centuries of European Fashion 1700–1915)

Start Date
13 December 2012
End Date
14 April 2013
Venue
Les Arts Décoratifs
Location
Paris, France
Curator
Veronique Belloir and Denis Bruna
Designer
Frédéric Beauclair

Blue Jeans

Start Date
24 November 2012
End Date
10 March 2013
Venue
Centraal Museum
Location
Utrecht, The Netherlands
Exhibition display of dressed mannequins

Hartnell to Amies: Couture by Royal Appointment

Start Date
16 November 2012
End Date
23 February 2013
Venue
Fashion and Textile Museum
Location
London, England
Exhibition display of dressed mannequins

Beyond Dress Codes: From Traditional Costume to Contemporary Fashion

Start Date
27 September 2012
End Date
31 December 2012
Venue
Marfin Laiki Bank Cultural Centre (Byron Avenue Museum)
Location
Nicosia, Cyprus
Curator
Lydia Kamitsis

Reconstruction: Cultural Heritage and the Making of Contemporary Fashion

Start Date
23 April 2012
End Date
01 May 2012
Venue
Artplay
Location
Moscow, Russia
Curator
Alison Moloney
Designer
Nissen Richards Studio

Reconstruction: Cultural Heritage and the Making of Contemporary Fashion

Start Date
01 January 2012
End Date
11 February 2012
Venue
National Museum of Bangladesh
Location
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Curator
Alison Moloney
Designer
Nissen Richards Studio

Reconstruction: Cultural Heritage and the Making of Contemporary Fashion

Start Date
01 April 2012
End Date
01 May 2012
Venue
National Museum of Georgia
Location
Tblisi, Georgia
Curator
Alison Moloney
Designer
Nissen Richards Studio
Exhibition display of dressed mannequins