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Elena Pochetova
The exhibition "Reconstruction: Cultural Heritage and the Making of Contemporary Fashion" was held at ARTPLAY Design Centre in Moscow featuring the work of seven leading UK fashion designers.
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"Reconstruction" is the most important exhibition of contemporary fashion that the British Council has presented in recent years.
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Some of British fashion's most internationally renowned designers - Paul Smith, Vivienne Westwood, Hussein Chalayan and Sophia Kokosalaki...
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...were shown alongside rapidly emerging names Peter Jensen, Marios Schwab and Osman Yousefzada.
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The work on display offered a snapshot of some of the traditions and cultures that inspire these designers.
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The graphic design was provided by studio Kellenberger-White, which developed a new typeface in response to the sharp, angular lines of the exhibition structure.
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The presented designers live in the UK, whilst consciously exploring their links to other countries and communities in their work.
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All the mannequins were manufactured by Bonaveri who has generously provided 16 Schläppie 2200 mannequins for the exhibition's tour.
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Reconstruction fashion exhibition.
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The exhibition was curated by Alison Moloney, British Council London, and designed by Pippa Nissen Studio.
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In partnership with British Higher School of Design in Moscow and Theory and Practice portal the intense wrap-around educational fashion programme was also run.
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"We hope that this exhibition, showcasing some of the most innovative and exciting designers working in Britain today proved to be a great success and paved the way for future collaborations" - said British Council's Director of Architecture, Design and Fashion VICKY RICHARDSON.
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