Fashion in Motion

Fashion in Motion: Gothic - A Night of Record

The Gothic – A Night of Record Fashion in Motion live catwalk event took place on 31 October 2003. The Goth style is one that has been significant for many years now. With influences taken from past, present and beyond, it has had an enduring appeal. During the Gothic Halloween Friday Late the V&A placed two photographers in the Sculpture gallery where they photographed queues of people against a dramatic architectural backdrop.

Fashion in Motion: Can the hat make a comeback?

Cristóbal Balenciaga

Born in the Basque region of Spain, Balenciaga was apprenticed to a tailor from the age of twelve. In 1914 he opened the House of Balenciaga in San Sebastian, where most of his clients were aristocrats. After the Spanish monarchy was deposed in the 1930s, Balenciaga moved to Paris. Here he became known for dramatic black coats and dresses which recalled Spanish fashions of the Elizabethan age.

Ethical Fashion Debate

This debate aimed to discuss the problems with the way the fashion industry currently operates, such as exploitative labour, environmental damage, the use of hazardous chemicals, waste, and animal cruelty, as well as possible alternatives to dominant High Street Fashion business practices.

Contemporary New York fashion

Dynamic new fashion labels are invigorating New York's menswear. In the past half-decade, a handful of talented designers have founded clothing lines exclusively for men.