Curvaceous Fashion in Motion at the V&A; 26 October 2001
Walks at 1pm, 4pm and 6pm

The corset is celebrating a full-on revival with the huge success of Moulin Rouge. See how Victorian underwear from the V&A;'s extensive dress collection inspired the designers of the future in a Curvaceous Fashion in Motion at the V&A; on 26th October.

Curvaceous is an exciting collaboration between the V&A; and Central Saint Martins students. As a competition, second year 'Womenswear' BA design students were briefed to use corsets, crinolines, bustles and brassieres from the V&A; collection, as a springboard to create these innovative designs.

The gorgeous winning outfits will be modelled in runway shows at 1pm, 4pm and 6.00pm on 26th October through the galleries of the Museum. Designers including Tom Ford, Vivienne Westwood and Alexander McQueen continue to use figure-hugging corsets, artificial busts and fantastic frame-like structures in their groundbreaking designs.

V&A; Dress Curators, Lucy Pratt and Suzanne Lussier will be interviewing the Central Saint Martins fashion students, as part of the Fashion Forum series, in the Dress Gallery at 2.30pm. The designs are on display next to the underwear that inspired them in the Dress Gallery until 7 January 2002.