Dame Zandra Rhodes knows how to put on a show.
There’s no denying the floaty, free-spirited, bohemian appeal of Rhodes’s work, but her talent is multifaceted. There’s an element of classicism in some of her pieces that places her on a continuum with. And who could forget the designer’s slashed and chain-embellished body-loving jersey punk dresses? Decades later they are still being copied. Unforgettable, too, are Rhodes’s pleated wonders, fit for a latter day Queen Elizabeth—and Freddie Mercury.
“Zandra Rhodes: 50 Years of Fabulous,” is presented at the Fashion and Textile Museum, which Rhodes herself founded in 2003. “50 years of celebration” is how the designer sums up the show. On view is a dress from each year of Rhodes’s career, the first dates back to 1969 and the most recent is from the Jubilee collection, designed in 2019. “I feel completely lionized,” says Rhodes—who wouldn’t say no to some of her current work being shot and credited in the press, thank you very much.
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