The Glamour of Belville Sassoon

Bellville Sassoon, the high end British fashion house, who famously dressed royals and aristocrats, including Diana, Princess of Wales, is the subject of a new exhibition at the Fashion and Textiles Museum.

Belville Sassoon are a duo made up of David Sassoon and Belinda Bellville, they are considered one of Britains finest couture labels. Clients included Princess Diana, Jackie Kennedy,Audrey Hepburn and Elizabeth Taylor. Over 150 dresses will feature in the retrospective, including several loaned by the Duchess of Cornwall and two dresses owned by the late Princess of Wales. The display will also include sketches of dresses made for Diana, with musing and ideas, annotated by the Princess herself.

David Sassoon visited my Uni last year to give a talk on his life and career, and i was lucky enough to be in the audience, I saw lots of photographs of the women he had designed for and the garments he created so I can't wait to go down to the Fashion and Textiles Museum and get to see the dresses right

in front of me.

"Bellville Sassoon reinvented British couture in the second half of the 20th designs wonderfully evoke a world of debutantes, socialites, weddings and royalty," said Celia Joicey, head of the Fashion and Textile Museum.

The exhibition will run from 20th September-11th January, which gives you plenty of time to get yourself down there.

Dior at Harrods

Recently I visited the Dior exhibition at Harrods. The exhibition opened with a beautiful Dior dolls house with miniature rooms and silhouettes in the windows.

The exhibition was an insight into the fashion houses history, showing Dior's early pieces, some worn by Hollywoods biggest icons to Raf Simons modern gowns worn on the red carpet today.

The exhibition was a great day out, giving you a view of Dior without the price tag, as the exhibition was free! The exhibition featured garments worn by icons such as Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, Princess Diana and The Duchess of  Windsor.

Elizabeth Taylor's Oscar dress

Princess Diana's met ball dress

Dior shoes worn by The Duchess of Windsor.