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"Naomi: In Fashion" looks at the career of one of fashion's most
recognizable faces through key looks she has modeled as well as
her influence and activism.
The exhibition, which opens to the public on Saturday, features
glamorous frocks, towering heels, as well as a display of
Campbell's fashion photos and magazine covers, curated by former
British Vogue editor Edward Enninful.
There's been so many exhibitions about fashion designers and
fashion photographers but the model is often left out of the
story," Sonnet Stanfill, senior curator of fashion at the V&A,
told Reuters on Wednesday.
"And Naomi Campbell's remarkable 40-year career is really...
proving that she's an exemplar in the field, because not only is
she working with the best designers and photographers, magazines
in the industry, but also she uses her platform to spotlight the
careers of emerging creatives as well."
Campbell, 54, began her career as a teenager and has modeled for
fashion heavyweights like Versace, Chanel, Prada, and Dolce &
Gabbana, among many others. She has also championed African
designers.
She was the first Black model to appear on the covers of French
Vogue and Time magazine and was also the first Black model on
the cover of American Vogue's key September issue.
Outfits on display include a mix of famous fashion names such as
the late Gianni Versace and Azzedine Alaļa as well as African
designers including Kenneth Ize and Thebe Magugu.
The sparkling Dolce & Gabbana dress Naomi Campbell wore on her
last day of community service at a New York garbage depot -after
pleading guilty to reckless assault for throwing a phone at her
housekeeper during a dispute over a pair of jeans - as well as
the blue platform shoes in which she fell on the catwalk at
Vivienne Westwood's Autumn-Winter 1993 show also feature.
The exhibition, which runs until April 6, 2025, includes written
and audio commentary from Campbell reminiscing over key moments
of her career, as well as a makeshift catwalk for those wanting
to imitate her runway walk.
(Reporting by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Editing by Sharon
Singleton)
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