A Passion for Fashion provides an amusing
look at some of the clothes, underclothes, shoes and accessories worn by many
of the more colourful characters in Blenheim Palace's 300-year history, as well
as a cautionary look at the role that arsenic, lead, mercury and mousetraps
played in the fashions of the day.
Adult and children's fashions from
the 18th and 19th centuries are examined, as well as
contemporary style from renowned designers including Christina Stambolian,
Stephen Jones, Christian Louboutin and most recently of all, Dolce &
Gabbana.
Blenheim Palace's on-going
relationship with the House of Dior, is celebrated with a look at the early
catwalk shows of the 1950s, and the launch of Dior's Cruise collection, which
took place at Blenheim in May 2016.
The Palace is renowned for many
things, but one of its leading claims to fame is that it is the birth place of
a certain Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill - twice prime minister of Great
Britain and accomplished writer, artist, sometime bricklayer and arguably, in
fashion terms, the inventor of the ubiquitous and ever popular 'Onesie'!
A Passion for Fashion brings 300 years of Blenheim
style to life.
