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London exhibition shows subversive side of the t-shirt

A wardrobe staple, the t-shirt is being celebrated in a London exhibition as a master communication tool used to carry subversive and campaigning messages to the world. "T-Shirt: Cult - Culture - Subversion" opens on Friday and runs to May 6 at London's Fashion and Textile Museum, where more than 100 t-shirts trace the impact it has had on...

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Anna Sui retrospective opens in London

The Fashion and Textile Museum in London has opened a retrospective on Anna Sui, marking the first time a living American fashion designer has been the focus of a retrospective in the UK. ‘The World of Anna Sui’ features more than 120 mannequins dressed in designs by New York-based designer Sui exploring the “glamorous and eclectic world’s of...

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Anna Sui retrospective opens in London

The Fashion and Textile Museum in London has opened a retrospective on Anna Sui, marking the first time a living American fashion designer has been the focus of a retrospective in the UK. ‘The World of Anna Sui’ features more than 120 mannequins dressed in designs by New York-based designer Sui exploring the “glamorous and eclectic world’s of...

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Fashion and Textile Museum to host Anna Sui exhibit

London - American fashion designer Anna Sui will be the focus of a new exhibition at London’s Fashion and Textile Museum next year to mark her brand’s 25th anniversary. Marking the first time an American designer has been the focus of a retrospective exhibition in the UK, The World of Anna Sui’ exhibition will feature more than 100 looks from...

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Talking menswear with Tommy Nutter exhibit curator

Fashion and design museums seem to be having a menswear moment. With London fashion week now hosting a standalone menswear day to great applaud from press and buyers, suddenly the ‘boring’ connotations of men’s designer wear are being turned around. On the back of this, a number of exhibits, of leading tailors are concurrently happening around...

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