In celebration of the seventieth anniversary, one of the world’s most prestigious couture houses, the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne presents The House of Dior: Seventy Years of Haute Couture, the first complete Dior collection to be shown outside of Paris.

Exclusive to Melbourne, this exhibition is a collaboration between the NGV and the House of Dior and includes a sumptuous display of more than 140 garments designed by Christian Dior Couture between 1947 and 2017.

Before the grand opening this Sunday 27th August, take a sneak peek with us and see how ‘The House of Dior: Seventy Years of Haute Couture’ exhibition in Melbourne has been put together to feature the House’s most treasured haute couture gowns allied with almost unfathomable craftsmanship! The exhibition runs only until 7th November 2017, so don’t dawdle! #DiorNGV

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The House of Dior explores the story of the fashion house through a series of themes, featuring works by the seven designers who have played key roles in shaping Dior’s renowned fashionable silhouette: Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, Marc Bohan, Gianfranco Ferré, John Galliano, Raf Simons and Maria Grazia Chiuri.

The exhibition narrates the rich history of the fashion house, including Christian Dior’s early influences, the design codes synonymous with the House of Dior, insights into the Dior atelier workrooms, the role that accessories have played in expressing the complete Dior look and the milestones of its six successive designers following Christian Dior’s sudden death in 1957.
Highlights include examples from Christian Dior’s iconic spring 1947 New Look collection, magnificent displays of Dior’s signature ball gowns and evening dresses, as well as designs from the inaugural couture collection of the House’s first female head designer, Maria Grazia Chiuri.

Dior’s unique and longstanding affinity with Australia is also examined, including the historic Spring 1948 fashion parade at David Jones, Sydney, where models wore fifty original creations by Christian Dior.

Bangkok’s first prison themed hostel, offers narrow rooms, metal bars and bunk beds, promises the look and feel of a real jail in the bustling Thai capital.The Sook Station hostel in Bangkok’s Udom Suk neighbourhood offers guests pin-striped pyjamas and a wall with a height chart where they can have their mugshots taken and even lights off curfew.

Each room – or rather, cell – measures just eight square meters.

They are also given a ‘criminal record’ keepsake and an inmate number instead of a room key. The hotel offers shared bathroom facilities, in keeping with a real jail. Enclosed by a perimeter fence topped with razor wire, the unconventional venue deliberately walks a fine line between custody and comfort.

The look-back at Princess Diana’s fashion exhibit, which runs through 2017 at her former home in Kensington Palace in London, allowing her host of fans to relive happy memories of her life as the Princess of Wales.

Diana: Her Fashion Story, marks the anniversary of her death, traces her days as a naive teen aristocrat in demure clothes to global fashion goddess.

The exhibit mainly includes outfits she auctioned for charity before she died, and more were auctioned to collectors after she died alongside 25 outfits, plus designers’ sketches of their outfits, reflective of 1980s fashion.