Princess Crown Σ x t r a v a g a n t ♥: The Daphne Guinness Exhibit : Pieces from Her Personal Collection

Sunday, August 7, 2011

The Daphne Guinness Exhibit : Pieces from Her Personal Collection

The "Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty" exhibit may soon be coming to a close, but his designs including more than 24 garments that have never before been displayed will be on view when the Daphne Guinness exhibit opens on Sept. 16 at New York's FIT Museum.
The showcase, which Guinness co-curated, encompasses over 100 garments and accessories from Guinness's personal collection, plus films and images of and by her. She describes herself "not [as] a muse," but more like "a bee," going from one designer to another  which explains the wide array of McQueen, Alaia, Tom Ford, Dolce & Gabbana, Rick Owens, Gareth Pugh, plus couture from Chanel, Dior, Givenchy, Lacroix, and Valentino, and clothes Guinness designed herself, that will be on display.

The exhibition will be designed with Guinness's New York apartment as inspiration, and will also include her collection of Philip Treacy hats, Shaun Leane “armor” jewelry, and the vertiginous platform shoes custom-made for her by Christian Louboutin and Noritaka Tatehana.

 Shirt and jacket by Daphne Guinness; Pants from a London punk shop

 Alexander McQueen dress

 Alexander McQueen boots

 Christian Lacroix coat

 Azzedine Alaia dress

 Alexander McQueen shoe

 A to die for Chanel jacket *weeps*

 Red suede shoes by Nina Ricci

 credit: fashionlogie

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