Home to the Dukes of Marlborough since 1705, Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. Set in over 2,000 acres of Lancelot “Capability” Brown landscaped parkland and designed by Sir John Vanbrugh, who also designed Castle Howard, Yorkshire, this imposing palace is the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill. The Baroque style palace is a fittingly grand location for an exhibition celebrating figures from fashion, one of the UK’s most successful industries. The just opened Icons of British Fashion features a line-up of world-class designers and labels, with each fashion house taking over a significant room.
Blenheim Palace has collaborated with some of Britain’s most well-known fashion designers and brands to create Icons of British Fashion, the largest exhibition in its 300-year history, open to the public until 30 June 2024, sponsored by nearby British luxury retail destination: Bicester Village. All the big names are here: Vivienne Westwood, Jean Muir, Terry de Havilland, Bruce Oldfield, Turnbull & Asser, Zandra Rhodes, Lulu Guinness, Barbour, Alice Temperley, Stella McCartney and Stephen Jones Millinery for Christian Dior.
Visitors enter the fashion exhibition on a red carpet into the grand hall featuring designs by the late, great Dame Vivienne Westwood. The selection of designs show Westwood’s avant-garde, rebellious punk influences, historical references and bold silhouettes. Tracing the long-term collaboration of Vivienne with her creative partner and husband Andreas Kronthaler, on show are gowns, corsets and capes handcrafted in their London atelier. Westwood’s daring and unconventional designs are the ideal introduction to a show on British fashion.
Against the backdrop of Blenheim Palace’s own priceless collections of paintings, tapestries and objects, each room pays homage to a British fashion icon and features a display of renowned classic pieces, as well as never-before-seen looks - including unique items crafted exclusively by Lulu Guinness for Blenheim Palace. The Barbour room naturally displays their much loved, wax jackets. In the chandeliered Green Drawing Room, Bruce Oldfield wanted to capture the mood of the celebrated 1948 photograph by Cecil Beaton of a group of society women wearing the elegant gowns of Couture dress designer Charles James in a similarly grand room. Alice Temperley has created an otherworldly, dreamlike party scene in a room surrounded by tapestries.
A fashion exhibition at Blenheim makes perfect sense according to Dominic Hare, Chief Executive of Blenheim Palace who says “Blenheim Palace has played a significant role in the UK’s fashion industry: it has hosted fashion shows; photoshoots; and many designers have been guests
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