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CLAIRE WILCOX BIOGRAPHY
Claire Wilcox is a Curator in the V&A's Department of Textiles
and Dress, with responsibility for the 20th century and contemporary
dress collections. In 1999, she devised the extremely popular monthly
live event 'Fashion in Motion', which features the work of contemporary
designers worn by models who walk through the V&A's galleries. Claire
started the event showcasing the hats of Phillip Treacy and moved
on to work with Alexander McQueen, Christian Lacroix and Stella McCartney
for Chloë, among others. As well as curating Radical Fashion, she
is researching a retrospective exhibition on Vivienne Westwood due
to be shown at the V&A in 2004.
She curated the 1998 Crafts Council exhibition 'Satellites of Fashion'
in London and lectures regularly. Her published work includes the
highly successful Modern Fashion in Detail (1998), A Century of Bags
(1998) and Bags (1999).
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