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Vivienne Westwood and Rei Kawakubo to be the focus of a new exhibition in Australia

The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) in Melbourne, Australia, is bringing together British fashion legend Vivienne Westwood and Japanese designer Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garçons in a new fashion exhibition which will celebrate both designer’s “groundbreaking” work. The exhibition, titled ‘Westwood | Kawakubo,’ will premiere on December 6,...

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Martin Grant retrospective exhibition opens in Australia

Paris-based Australian-born fashion designer Martin Grant is being celebrated with his first major career retrospective exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), Melbourne, Australia. The ‘Martin Grant’ exhibition runs until January 26, 2026, and features close to 100 works drawn from the NGV collection, alongside more than 40 loans...

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Alexander McQueen exhibition opens in Australia

The first major Australian exhibition exploring the work of boundary-pushing British fashion designer Alexander McQueen has opened at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia. ‘Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse,’ organised by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), in partnership with the National Gallery of Victoria...

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'The House of Dior: 70 years of Haute Couture' to exhibit at the National Gallery of Victoria

London - To mark Dior's seventieth anniversary, the French fashion house is set to host a unique exhibition "The House of Dior: Seventy Years of Haute Couture" at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia. The exhibition sees the NGV and Dior works together to create a display of over 140 garments designed by Christian Dior...