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"This exhibition in the Porter Gallery will display more than 300
hats chosen with the expert eye of a milliner. On display will be hats ranging
from an Egyptian Anubis mask dating from 600BC to a 1950s Balenciaga hat and
couture creations by Jones and his contemporaries."

það sem verður til sýnis....
1. the first section of the exhibition, will open with Prince Albert’s top hat and Queen
Victoria’s bonnet, and looks at how the past has inspired countless designers.
It will show historic and contemporary interpretations of hat styles such as
the tricorn, bowler, baseball cap, bonnet, skull cap and many more. It will
also look at common themes explored by milliners such as exoticism, modernism
and the natural world.
2. Creation will show how hats are made and the traditions, innovations and
practices at the heart of millinery. This area will be set up like a milliner’s
workroom with patterns, sketches, materials and millinery blocks.
3. The Salon will reflect the milliner’s public showcase, featuring spectacular hats that
show the craft at its sartorial best. On display will be designs by Philip
Treacy, Mitza Bricard for Christian Dior, Vladzio d’Attainville for Balenciaga,
Claude St Cyr for Norman Hartnell, Chanel and Stephen Jones.
4. In The Client, visitors will see hats worn by famous clients including
royalty and avid collectors Dita von Teese, Gertrude Shilling, Isabella Blow
and Anna Piaggi, as well as hats worn by Boy George and Madonna. There will
also be hats that have appeared in films including two designed by Cecil Beaton
for My Fair Lady, a Balmain hat worn by Ava Gardner and Marlene Dietrich’s
beret.
24. feb - 31. maí 2009
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