Burberry & Moore

I feel as if I have been planning this blog for an age now! And I will also admit given this blog is about fashion I am not on top of my game with clothes (especially since most of my blogs are homeware based) I like what I like which often means clashing fabric, so London Fashion week past me by a little. However I had quite an engaging conversation with a friend who said she wasn't overly informed when it came to catwalk fashion but this show was completely inspirational. So, naturally it won me round as it already had the makings of a fantastic exhibition (not to mention a whole bunch of fabric, which we all know I just love!).

 

 
I sped along to the exhibition on its last day and you could certainly tell everyone was trying to get a piece of the last minute action. I wasn't able to take too many photos because almost everyone else was doing to do the same. I am pleased with the images I did capture and I have also tried to keep all of the Henry Moore images in black and white as homage to his work. Many of the images I have seen over the years are post war photos in harsh monochrome, and I felt the blog would do more justice with the same ilk. I know Henry Moore best through my University art days looking through renowned and semi-abstract monumental bronzes, which have been a huge inspiration on my previous degree show and even now at home.

Before I get too deep with my art obsession the exhibition is a celebration of the new Burberry collection combined with the iconic artist who inspired it. The process includes some of Moore's most famous sculptures alongside his working models and maquettes.

 The whole exhibition provides an opportunity to explore the iconic work of Moore and his methods outside of his studios. And alongside the sculpture there are seventy eight individual couture capes (I counted, and there are!), first introduced on the February runway. Moore himself has strong connections with Burberry as he was born in Castleford home of Burberry’s trench coat factory. It really is truly British exhibition collaborating is such a strong body of work using art (as always) to find a new expression.