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“Trends don’t interest me.”
Manolo Blahnik
2025 promises to be fashion-filled year at the V&A South Kensington, with
exhibitions showcasing the finest visions from the house of Cartier and Ancient
Egyptian relics, as well as the Blahnik-sponsored Marie Antoinette Style, and
Design and Disability, which will focus on the part played by disabled, Deaf and
neurodiverse artists since the 1940s.
Tristram Hunt, V&A Director, said: “From showstopping jewels and ancient
amulets to innovative architecture and product design to fashion fit for a queen,
the V&A’s ambitious 2025 programme across our family of sites will celebrate
creativity, ingenuity and craftsmanship. The V&A will mix the historic with
the contemporary and academic rigour with spectacular exhibition design to
champion design and creativity in all its forms, advance cultural knowledge, and
inspire makers, creators and innovators everywhere.”
At B A N G L E, we’re keen to clap eyes on the 1928 Cartier bandeau,
fondly known as the Tutti Frutti tiara. This Art Deco headpiece, featuring rubies,
sapphires, emeralds and diamonds, was bought by Lady Mountbatten as a “push
present” to herself, after the birth of her second daughter, Pamela. The heiress was
pictured wearing the bandeau as a high glamour bangle whilst holding her newly
delivered bundle of joy.
Antoinetta, 2005 by Manolo Blahnik as part of Marie Antoinette Style
20 September 2025 – 22 March 2026
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