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17 Jul

Giles Deacon: Fashion in Motion at the Victoria and Albert Museum

Posted by Lettice in Arts 4 Comments

Giles Deacon - Fashion in Motion at the Victoria and Albert Museum

Today the Victoria and Albert Museum treated fashion fans to exclusive live catwalk shows by top British Designer Giles Deacon.

The first Giles Deacon show of the day started a fashionable half-hour late with thunder, lightning and a fairytale floaty dress. This was followed by oversized knitwear, spiky jewelled felt frocks and giant furry helmets.
Giles Deacon - Fashion in Motion at the Victoria and Albert Museum

My favourite piece was a voluminous white dress with a hem that swooped up into a puffball skirt then up further to create a headdress that looked like floppy rabbit ears. I’d wear it.

The show features a retrospective of his favourite designs from the last five years. It’s exciting to see Giles’ work up close and to see him take a quick bow at the end!

Fashion designer Giles Deacon is best known for his bold geometric designs. Celebrities love his clothes (and so do trendy high street shoppers – Giles designs a special clothing range for men and women for New Look)

The V&A stage catwalk shows by the biggest names in fashion as part of their Fashion in Motion series a couple of times a year and the best bit is that you can go for free! You need a ticket but the tickets are free and everyone can queue up and get one. (Be quick, there’s a limited number for each show.)

Find out more about the V&A’s Fashion in Motion series.

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17 Jul

London 2012 Olympic Stadium Completed

Posted by Zoe J. Griffiths in Sport 3 Comments

Computer-generated image of the Olympic Stadium. Courtesy London 2012

Yesterday, the last piece of the London 2012 Olympic Stadium’s outer shell was put into place.

News of the completion of the gorgeous elliptical structure caused ripples of early 2012 excitement here in the VL office.

It’s up; it’s pretty; it’s impressive; and more to the point, it seems it’s early.

The first of the 28 steel sections that make up the roof was lifted into place at the end of January. The final one was fitted yesterday, more than a month ahead of schedule.

These sections include the parts of the stadium’s (nicknamed The Cupcake) roof. They’re the parts that’ll support the fabric roof (sounds like a good idea, based on the current rainy view from VL Towers), and also hold up the terracing for the upper tier’s 55,000 seats.

The ODA Chairman John Armitt says:

“The Olympic Stadium has already changed the east London skyline and is a visible symbol of the strong progress that has been made on the Olympic Park over the last year.”

He describes the “strong position” the project is in, and hints hopes for another successful year to follow this one.

However, Armitt also says:

“There is no room for complacency and we cannot lose sight of the huge challenges that still lie ahead of us.”

Cautious optimism then. But enough to make us smile on a wet Friday afternoon in July.

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