What's On

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  BalletBoyz: The Principles of Classical Dance

  V&A South Kensington

  Joan Lawson’s book of the same name, The Principles of Classical Dance pays homage to one of Britain's most…
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  Onsite Talk: Kate Mosse in Conversation: Bringing Huguenot History to Life

  V&A South Kensington

  Join international best-selling novelist Kate Mosse in conversation with expert in Huguenot history Tessa Murdoch for a discussion of Mosse’s compelling 'Burning Chambers' series.
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  Online Talk: Kate Mosse in Conversation: Bringing Huguenot History to Life

  Online

  Join international best-selling novelist Kate Mosse in conversation with expert in Huguenot history Tessa Murdoch for a live-streamed discussion of Mosse’s compelling Burning Chambers series.
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  Validated: The Makeup of Val Garland

  Val Garland is one of the world’s most high profile makeup artists, with work seen on the catwalk, campaigns…
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  Chris Levine

  approach, inspiration, and cross-media collaborations in celebration of newly acquired portraits of Kate…

Features

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  Fashioning Glastonbury Festival

  At the same time, Moss single-handedly saved Hunter Boot Ltd., a Scottish brand that had been most well-known…
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  About the Bags: Inside Out exhibition

  Bags: Inside Out is the UK's most comprehensive exhibition dedicated to the ultimate accessory.…
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  Alexander McQueen – an introduction

  China, India and Turkey were all places that sparked his imagination, though Japan was perhaps the most…
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  A brief history of men's underwear

  Underwear is the most intimate of garments, pressed close to the body, whether it is exposed publicly…
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  Madeleine Vionnet – an introduction

  upbringing and an unhappy marriage, she travelled to London and found a job as a dress-fitter with couturier Kate…

Objects

Kate Moss, Under Exposure, 1993

Great Britain, 1993

Lipstick Kiss

London, 2001

Lipstick Kiss

London, 2001

She's Light (Kate Moss)

2013

Contribution to V&A's 150th anniversary album

United Kingdom, 2007

About us and our work

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  Executive Board

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From the Blog

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  Bringing Huguenot history to life

  Kate Mosse, The City of Tears (Pan, 2021) Many writers, filmmakers and playwrights have attempted…
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  Can we run a design workshop remotely?

  Kati, our head of Digital Media, has written in detail about this.…
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  Parallel Worlds 2019 – A Conference on Videogame Design and Culture

  Natalie Kane – Curator of Digital Design, V&A Natalie Kane is Curator of Digital Design at the Victoria…
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  Five Spooky Tricks and Treats from the V&A Theatre and Performance Collections

  The effect was even used to create a hologram of ghostly Kate Moss at the V&A’s exhibition Alexander…
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  New acquisition: Hunter ensemble, A/W 2014

  Their first step away from their ‘Sloaney’ reputation came when Kate Moss was photographed at Glastonbury…