A new exhibition brought together by Vogue lifts the lid on the world of high fashion, catwalks and models.
Editor-in-chief Anna Wintour has spent an “overwhelming” 18 months working on the Vogue: Inventing The Runway interactive exhibition.
It takes visitors, many of whom will not have attended a live fashion show, to catwalk spectacles in Paris, Milan, New York and London.
Wintour, who became editor-in-chief of American Vogue in 1988, said working on the exhibition had been “remarkable” and had made her “quite nostalgic”.
Vogue’s creative editorial director Mark Guiducci said: “I’ve probably been to a dozen of the shows that are in this [exhibition], but it’s been amazing to work with the team on researching and recreating the shows that I had never been to, and to imagine what they were like.”
Wintour said: “For me, obviously, I’ve been to many more [shows] than Mark, so it’s quite nostalgic. But it also makes one so proud of the creativity in the fashion world, and I hope that audiences will enjoy seeing the history of the fashion show and how it reflects our culture and changes in the world in a way that is quite extraordinary.
“From the ’50s right up until the present day, when the fashion show has become, in some cases, this extraordinary spectacle – having moved from a very small, elitist, private world where nobody was invited to the parties that they are today, when everybody is encouraged to come and to see and to watch it on a live-stream.”
Inventing the Runway is narrated by two-time Academy Award winning actress Cate Blanchett. The show, which runs at Lightroom in London until April next year, uses Vogue’s archive dating back to its first publication in 1892.
It brings together leading voices in the industry to explore the history of the catwalk, and recreates locations and eras to take the audience inside fashion shows. More than 60 designers, including Alexander McQueen, Burberry, Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Givenchy, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Stella McCartney, and Vivienne Westwood, are featured.
“Fashion, whether it’s on the runway or in the street, is always a reflection of what’s happening in the world at large and so culture at large,” Mr Guiducci said.
Lightroom was the venue in 2023 for The Moonwalkers: A Journey With Tom Hanks, narrated by the Hollywood star – which told of missions to the Moon. David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (Not Smaller & Further Away) was also launched at the gallery last year.
Wintour was among the presenters at this year's Fashion Awards, organised by the British Fashion Council, held at London's Royal Albert Hall on Monday.
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Day 2, Abu Dhabi Test: At a glance
Moment of the day Dinesh Chandimal has inherited a challenging job, after being made Sri Lanka’s Test captain. He responded in perfect fashion, with an easy-natured century against Pakistan. He brought up three figures with a majestic cover drive, which he just stood and admired.
Stat of the day – 33 It took 33 balls for Dilruwan Perera to get off the mark. His time on zero was eventful enough. The Sri Lankan No 7 was given out LBW twice, but managed to have both decisions overturned on review. The TV replays showed both times that he had inside edged the ball onto his pad.
The verdict In the two previous times these two sides have met in Abu Dhabi, the Tests have been drawn. The docile nature of proceedings so far makes that the likely outcome again this time, but both sides will be harbouring thoughts that they can force their way into a winning position.
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Series info
Test series schedule 1st Test, Abu Dhabi: Sri Lanka won by 21 runs; 2nd Test, Dubai: Play starts at 2pm, Friday-Tuesday
ODI series schedule 1st ODI, Dubai: October 13; 2nd ODI, Abu Dhabi: October 16; 3rd ODI, Abu Dhabi: October 18; 4th ODI, Sharjah: October 20; 5th ODI, Sharjah: October 23
T20 series schedule 1st T20, Abu Dhabi: October 26; 2nd T20, Abu Dhabi: October 27; 3rd T20, Lahore: October 29
Tickets Available at www.q-tickets.com
Stat Fourteen Fourteen of the past 15 Test matches in the UAE have been decided on the final day. Both of the previous two Tests at Dubai International Stadium have been settled in the last session. Pakistan won with less than an hour to go against West Indies last year. Against England in 2015, there were just three balls left.
Key battle - Azhar Ali v Rangana Herath Herath may not quite be as flash as Muttiah Muralitharan, his former spin-twin who ended his career by taking his 800th wicket with his final delivery in Tests. He still has a decent sense of an ending, though. He won the Abu Dhabi match for his side with 11 wickets, the last of which was his 400th in Tests. It was not the first time he has owned Pakistan, either. A quarter of all his Test victims have been Pakistani. If Pakistan are going to avoid a first ever series defeat in the UAE, Azhar, their senior batsman, needs to stand up and show the way to blunt Herath.
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