New exhibition sheds light on the bygone era of early fashion shows
When you think of a fashion show in Paris or Milan, you’re just as likely to think of rows upon rows of influencers clamouring for the perfect Insta story as you are to focus on the clothes themselves.
However, a new immersive exhibition sponsored by Vogue shows that this was not always the case. King’s Cross “projection storytelling” venue Lightroom’s newest exhibit takes us back to the earliest days of the runway show, in the latter half of the nineteenth century, when couture was an altogether more intimate affair...