“Film…the most perfect visual medium for the exploitation
of fashion and beauty that ever existed”.
James Laurer

How right James Laurer is. After all what can be more chic than discover the fashion in the movie industry?

If you love fashion and movies and look for a magic experience in the world of elegance, perfection and history head to the Victoria and Albert museum, where it’s now shown the first Hollywood costumes exhibition in Europe. Sponsored by the bespoke jewellery brand Harry Winston, an impressive range of costumes, history, and emotions.

Behind the scenes of the movies that made the history in the American Cinema: Hitchcook with the green dress worn by Grace Kelly in Rear Window, The Black dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, the Red dress worn by Vivien Leigh in Gone With the Wind a movie how won ten Oscars. A mix of old movies with movies that are making now the future Hollywood history: the Marie Antoniette movie with its gorgeous corpets and dresses, The Iron Lady movie, with the actress Meryl Streep.

And also, an innovative area where the curators of the exhibitions gave us the chance to learn what’s behind the scenes, starting from the very beginning of the movie process, to the editing, the choice of actors, locations and mostly the importance of the costume designer role. When you walk inside this big tour, there isn’t just costumes, there is music, there is an incredible atmosphere, videos, a special effects with the lights, it’s like explore a dream. In summery, Hollywood Costumes exhibitions is a magic explorations of the fashion, a big accuracy to the details, an opportunity to improve your knowledge about movies, stars, directors, costume designers. A chance that a movie lover should take.

Elsa Schiaparelli once said: «Cinema is life. I want to stay in the moment».

So what if your moment starts now?

 beatrice conti