Lunchtime Lecture: NAOMI: In Fashion, Curator Talk

The V&A’s current exhibition NAOMI: In Fashion looks at fashion model Naomi Campbell’s extraordinary 40-year career,  which intersects with the best of high fashion. Campbell is recognised worldwide as a supermodel, activist, philanthropist, and creative collaborator, making her one of the most prolific and influential figures in contemporary culture. In this illustrated talk, the exhibition’s curator Sonnet Stanfill will provide behind the scenes insight into how the project came together.  She will cover the exhibitions main themes, highlighting star objects.

Sonnet Stanfill is Senior Curator of Fashion at the V&A. Her exhibitions include Ossie Clark (2003), New York Fashion Now (2007), Ballgowns: British Glamour Since 1950 (2012) and the major exhibition, The Glamour of Italian Fashion (2014).