EXHIBITIONS & FASHION CULTURE

Fashion exhibitions are where history, craft, and intention meet in the same room. This journal documents visits to collections, retrospectives, and cultural shows — from the V&A to the Met, and beyond. Each entry is a close look at what fashion communicates when it's given space to simply exist.

FEATURED ENTRY

A personal reflection, set apart from the archive.

  • Three silver crystal and beaded one-shoulder gowns on mannequins displayed at the Giorgio Armani Privé 2005–2025 retrospective, Milan 2025

    ARMANI, MILAN - THE DAY AFTER

    Visiting the Armani Privé exhibition in Milan, the day after he died.

    ENTER THE EXHIBITION 
  • Mannequins in heavily embellished gold and red opera-inspired looks with parasols and floral headdresses, featuring a Madama Butterfly print dress at the Dolce & Gabbana museum, Miami

    DOLCE & GABBANA — MIAMI

    Maximalist gowns, then a recreated atelier room mid-process — sketches still pinned with fabric.

    ENTER THE EXHIBITION 
  • Mannequin in a red military-style jacket and black shirt on display at Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, The Met, New York

    TAILORING BLACK STYLE - THE MET, NY

    Walking through The Met's Black tailoring exhibition with the woman who taught me at fashion school.

    ENTER THE EXHIBITION 
  • Close-up of an elaborately embroidered 18th century bodice with silk roses, peacock feathers, and pearl trim on display at the Marie Antoinette exhibition, V&A London

    MARIE ANTOINETTE — V&A, LONDON

    Her tiny waist, the enormous skirts, and the simple white dress she wore at the end.

    ENTER THE EXHIBITION 
  • The iconic black and white Tudor facade of Liberty London on Great Marlborough Street, London

    INSIDE LIBERTY OF LONDON

    I lived in London for years and never once went inside. Finally did.

    ENTER THE STORE 

These visits ended up connecting to each other in ways I didn't expect — Armani's restraint, Marie Antoinette's structure, a teacher pointing out construction details at The Met. Explore more from the After Stilettos journals.