Vintage Fashion - V&A Style

Yesterday I went to the Victoria and Albert Museum to see their Ballgowns: British Glamour Since the 1950s Exhibition. The exhibition was amazing and any lovers of vintage fashion should get down to London and see these beautiful dresses before it ends in May. 

Photography isn't permitted, so you'll have to take my word for it that it's a stunning exhibition.  There are some photos on the V&A website if you'd like to see more.  Tickets cost £11.50 - which includes a donation to the museum.

Visitors are allowed however to take photos of the other fashion items on display.  I took some of a few outfits from the 20th century.

The dresses on the left and right are Edwardian.  Anyone watching the BBC2 drama Parade's End? The dress on the left is very like something Valentine would wear and the dress on the left looks a bit like Sylvia's wedding dress.

On to the 1920s.  Three beautiful dresses!  The one of the left was influenced by Japanese kimonos.

How fab is the orange one on the right? It looks like it was made for dancing the Charleston in.

Some 1930s outfits here.  The dress on the left is completely timeless and wouldn't look out of place at a modern event.

On the right is a 1930s jumpsuit which had a Mrs. Simpson look about it.

I seem to have missed the 1940s off on on photos and gone straight to the 1950s!

The dress on the left seems next to near impossible that anyone could have fitted in it - that's a proper hourglass figure!  Two beautiful 50s ballgowns on the right.  The pretty one with the roses is like something a Disney Princess would wear.




These two 1960s looks are possible the easiest looks to copy if you shop at our vintage events.

Something like 60s suit on the right could be worn to the office today, and a dress in a similar style to the on the left could be worn to any celebration from a party, to a Christmas do.

Finally, some super 1970s outfits.  Looking round some of the high street shops there's very much a bohemian look this year for Autumn/Winter which harks back to the sort of styles you can see in the photo on the left.

Love the 70s blouses on the back wall and the beautiful gold metal dress in the front of the display.

Don't forget the V&A is free to go round (unless it's a special exhibition like the ballgowns one), so if you love vintage fashion it really is the place to go and get inspired.