An exhibition of Zandra Rhodes garments and process work was shown in her Fashion & Textile Museum in Bermondsey, London in 2013. I have been passionate about her designs since 1971 when I purchased my first Zandra Rhodes outfit, so I was ecstatic about seeing such an extensive body of her work.
The entrance to the Fashion & Textile Museum. Zandra Rhodes opened this museum in 2003 to promote British designers. The building was designed by the Mexican architect Ricard Legoretta.
Entrance into the 'Unseen' exhibition of Zandra Rhodes' exhibition at the Fashion & Textile Museum, London 2013
Zandra Rhodes exhibitio at the Fashion & Textile Museum, Bermondsey, London 2013
In the 1960s and 1970s Zandra Rhodes was known for her prints, but in 1984 she launched into designing patterns to carry hand bead embroidery. She collaborated with artisans in India to produce fully beaded garments. The dress on the left with the assymetrical hemline was titled 'Wish Upon a Star' - 1987.
Zandra Rhodes exhibitio at the Fashion & Textile Museum, Bermondsey, London 2013 - Hand beaded dresses designed by Zandra Rhodes in the 1980s
Zandra Rhodes happened to come into the museum while we were there to be interviewed. She was stunning - her fabulous outfit of course was her own design.
Zandra Rhodes exhibition at the Fashion & Textile Museum, Bermondsey, London 2013
'Conceptual Chic' 1977 by Zandra Rhodes
'Conceptual Chic' 1977 by Zandra Rhodes