Melbourne alert - we have some great things coming our way...
Rippon Lea House and Gardens presents Love Desire and Riches - The Fashion of Weddings
- a collection of over 50 famous and rarely seen wedding gowns and accessories sourced from around the world.
The collection spans over 200 years of fashion, including pieces from the world-leading designers such as Valentino for Princess Marie Chantal of Greece. A mini retrospect of leading Australian designers – Akira Isogawa and Collette Dinnigan will showcase their fashion career.
Celebrity gowns include dresses designed for Jennifer Hawkins (Maticevski) and Kyly Clarke (Alex Perry) to film and television pieces worn by Kylie Minogue (as Charlene in Neighbours) to Kate Winslet, Gwyneth Paltrow and Meryl Streep.
Love, Desire & Riches comprises a wide ranging exploration of over 200 years of marriage. Romance is never without drama and costumes from great moments in literature and film will be placed along side real life love stories of the women and men of Melbourne.
The exhibition feaures dresses from world renowned fashion houses such as Valentino, Maticevski, Akira and a unique collection of rarely seen celebrity wedding dresses sourced both locally and internationally.
A vast collection of dresses from the 18th to 21st centuries will also feature prominently within the exhibition.
- See more at:
http://www.nationaltrust.org.au/vic/LoveDesireandRiches#sthash.Wy8wO6T5.dpuf
A number of
public programs will also occur throughout the exhibition. - See more at:
http://www.nationaltrust.org.au/vic/LoveDesireandRiches#sthash.Wy8wO6T5.dpuf
Take a picnic in spring Ripponlea is so pretty
And then the Gaultier exhibit starts at NGV in October, goes until next year.