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The Peninsula Hong Kong celebrates creativity with its 2025 Art in Resonance programme

March 28, 2025

SHINING a light on creative talent, The Peninsula Hong Kong has just announced the launch of its 2025 Art in Resonance programme. Since its debut in 2019, the programme has worked to support and promote emergi...

V&A to open UK’s first major Cartier exhibition in over 30 years next Spring

Ella Mansell

December 3, 2024

Exhibitions, Fashion, Feature, Jewellery and Watches

CARTIER is set to take over one of the V&A’s galleries next spring with the UK’s first major exhibition in almost 30 years dedicated to the luxury accessory brand. Undoubtedly considered one of the mos...

The V&A welcomes new exhibition Fragile Beauty: Photographs from the Sir Elton John and David Furnish Collection

Nicole Pereira

May 16, 2024

Art, News, Photography

LONDON'S V&A hosted a private viewing of Fragile Beauty: Photographs from the Sir Elton John and David Furnish Collection in partnership with Gucci this week, and in attendance were some of the most renown...

Glass indulges in High Fashion High Tea at The Kensington

Sophie Richardson

December 6, 2023

Dining, Feature, Food & Drink

FOLLOWING the opening of the V&A's first-ever major exhibition on the life of Coco Chanel, The Kensington has carefully designed a new afternoon tea menu to celebrate the French couturière. The menu pa...

The Franklin London transforms their afternoon tea into a haute couture extravaganza

Nicole Pereira

November 10, 2023

Feature, Food & Drink, News

THE STYLISH boutique hotel, The Franklin London as part of Starhotels Collezione, is welcoming all the fashion lovers to a glamorous Haute Couture Afternoon Tea which will be served daily at their sophisticate...

Mirage Stage by Nam June Paik. Seoul, South Korea, 1932 - Miami, USA, 2006 © Nam June Paik Estate

The V&A reveals Hallyu! The Korean Wave set to open this September

Alicia Tomkinson

July 22, 2022

Art, Exhibitions, News

PROUDLY opening their first of its kind exhibition this September is the Victoria & Albert Museum with Hallyu! The Korean Wave. Through celebrations of Korean’s pop-culture, from the early origins to the mo...

V&A brings Glastonbury Festival to our screens with new online platform

Molly Denton

June 22, 2020

Culture, News

WITH festival season cancelled for the foreseeable future, many of us have started to hold impromptu garden-fests to fill the void. Dancing away in the lockdown-sun, listening to our favourite artists, and sing...

THE DIOR SESSIONS: Portraits by Nikolai Von Bismarck and Tailored by Kim Jones

The Glass guide to fashion books to read during self-isolation

Caroline Simpson

March 19, 2020

Books, Fashion, Feature

AT TIMES like these, what better way to unwind and escape for a moment than between the pages of a good fashion book. From Galliano to Ralph Lauren Glass has got it covered, so put the kettle on and get c...

Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk at the V&A

Alicia Pountney

October 21, 2019

Fashion, News

THE TIMELESSNESS of the kimono, from its origins in traditional Japanese dress to a costume for popstars, makes it a worthy exhibitor for Europe’s first major exhibition on kimono at the V&A. The kimono is ...

V&A 20th anniversary Fashion in Motion series presents Guo Pei’s first UK runway show

Alicia Pountney

October 10, 2019

Fashion, Fashion Shows, News

CELEBRATING the 20th anniversary of Fashion in Motion, the V&A will be hosting a landmark presentation by Chinese couturier Guo Pei in the museum’s Raphael Gallery. Famed for designing Rihanna’s yellow gown...

V&A Reveals Renovated Cast Courts

Hannah Valentine

November 30, 2018

Culture, News

THE V&A has reopened the Cast Courts following their second and final stage of redevelopment and restoration. The Cast Courts feature copies of many of the world’s greatest and most fascinating pieces of...

17th Walpole British Luxury Awards 2018 winners announced

Lucy May McCracken

November 28, 2018

Culture, Fashion, Feature, News, Travel

LAST week over 375 luxury industry professionals gathered to recognise the work of both legendary and cutting-edge talent in British luxury at the annual Walpole British Luxury Awards, taking place at The Dorch...

Countdown to Quant: the V&A to celebrate the work of Mary Quant in new exhibition

Hannah Valentine

November 22, 2018

Exhibitions, Fashion, News

MODELS took to the streets of London last week in a ‘60s revival to celebrate the upcoming V&A exhibition of the work of fashion designer and icon – Mary Quant. Some, like Jill Kennington and Kari Ann Mu...

Glass discovers the V&A’s upcoming Dior exhibition

Rachel Parker

October 17, 2018

Exhibitions, Fashion, News

FEW figures in fashion have the had seismic impact or resounding legacy of Christian Dior, and an upcoming exhibition at London’s V&A promises to explore both, diving deep into the world of one of the most ...

Cheval Residence Harrington Court feature image - South Kensington

Glass settles into South Kensington’s Harrington Court

Regner Ramos

December 15, 2017

Feature, London, Travel

LIGHTNING visits to London where I go from meeting to meeting are always a bit of a blur. But as someone who sees traveling as a fantastic opportunity to mix business with pleasure, choosing where to stay is ke...

V&A has opened their first international gallery in Shenzhen, China

Allie Nawrat

December 4, 2017

Art, Exhibitions, News

IN collaboration with China Merchants Shekou Holdings (CMSK), the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) have opened their first international gallery in Shenzhen, China. The V&A undertook this collaborative ...

Glass looks forward to Sounds like Christmas at the V&A

Lucy Wai

November 28, 2017

Art, News

INSPIRED by their current exhibition Opera: Passion, Power and Politics, the V&A will celebrate Christmas at their South Kensington and Museum of Childhood sites with a season inspired by sound and music. F...

V&A Museum of Childhood presents an exhibition about sibling relationships

Allie Nawrat

October 11, 2017

Art, Exhibitions, News

THE V&A Museum of Childhood will display a new exhibition by Madeline Waller, titled Sister Brother, which explores sibling relationships and how these relationships affect our sense of identity. The exter...

New Alexander McQueen fashion film from ShowStudio

Caroline Simpson

August 12, 2015

Art, Avant Art, Culture, Culture of Commerce, Don't Miss: Film, Fashion, Feature, Glass Celebrates, News

Prompted by Savage Beauty, the recently closed block-busting retrospective of work by Alexander McQueen, at the Victoria & Albert Museum London, the British fashion filmmaker and photographer Nick Knight an...

Contrarian couturier

Peter Yeoh

March 27, 2015

Archive, Culture, Culture of Commerce, Fashion, Fashion Shows, Feature, Glass Talents

Yohji Yamamoto, whose clothing designs revolutionised the sartorial codes of the late 20th century, reveals to Peter Yeoh his views on how intelligent fashion can transcend sexuality, cultural boundar...

PFW AW15: Alexander McQueen

Livia Feltham

March 10, 2015

Culture, Fashion, Fashion Shows, Glass Models, News

This season in Paris Sarah Burton’s reminiscent recollection of a very McQueen-ian Victorian romance was a safe bet to ensure another agreeable collection. For all the admittedly glorious grandiose touches, isn...

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