The exhibition includes more than 100 pieces, including the Vivienne Westwood platforms that brought her crashing to the ground during a 1993 catwalk and the gauzy pink Valentino ensemble she sported at the Met Gala’s 2019 celebration of camp. Also here: the Dolce & Gabbana dress she wore on the last day of her court-ordered community service in 2007, to which she was sentenced after being convicted of hitting her maid with a cellphone.
Naomi Campbell is pushing the boundaries of fashion once again. After breaking ground as the first Black model on the covers of Vogue France and Time magazine, she’ll become the first model to land a solo exhibition at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum when Naomi: In Fashion opens on June 22.
The museum has had blockbuster shows about Alexander McQueen, Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel and other designers in recent years, but until now, no show about an individual model.
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