Pleated silk wedding dress and coat, net veil decorated with silicone rubber, by Ian and Marcel, London, 1989. Bequeathed by Ian and Marcel. ©Victoria and Albert Museum / V&A Images
PUBLIC LECTURE
Tuesday 9 August 2011, Soundings Theatre, Level 2, Te Papa, Wellington
Edwina Ehrman is a Curator of Textiles and Fashion at the V&A, and the curator of Unveiled: 200 years of wedding dress from the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, which will open at Te Papa on 17 December 2011, and the author of the associated publication, The Wedding Dress: 300 Years of Bridal Fashions. In her talk at Te Papa Edwina Ehrman will give a behind-the-scenes insight into developing the V&A’s wedding dress exhibition. She will describe how she selected the wedding dresses for the exhibition, the insights she gained when researching the associated book and the process of dressing the mannequins and preparing them for their long journey to the other side of the world. The presentation will include images of many of the dresses and accessories that visitors can look forward to seeing in the forthcoming exhibition.
Following the lecture there will be an opportunity to purchase Edwina’s book and have her sign it.
Tickets can be purchased outside Soundings Theatre from 5.30pm on the day or via:
- Phone the Friends office (04) 381 7051 for credit card bookings.
- Email the friends@tepapa.govt.nz
For those outside Wellington, it looks like she is also scheduled to talk to Kathryn Ryan on National Radio on the morning of Tuesday 9 August.