Monday 10th March 2025

Dress Code
Ten Iconic Dresses in Art
by Alexandra Epps
 

Ten iconic dresses within ten famous portraits from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Portraits that have shocked and delighted audiences in equal measure - the scandal of Sargent’s little black dress, Whistler’s ghostly women in white, Klimt’s golden visions fit for a queen to the swirling dreamlike drapery of Leighton’s Flaming June. Fashion and art have long been entwined and in the same way that every picture tells a story so too does every dress!

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Alexandra Epps

Alexandra is one of our regular speakers and she's returning by popular demand. She is an Arts Society Lecturer, an official guide at Tate Modern, Tate Britain and the Guildhall Art Gallery. She's also a qualified guide to the City of London, offering walks, talks and tours about many aspects of the arts for societies, corporations and private individuals. Alexandra was a graphic designer running her own design consultancy for many years. She has a BA from Saint Martins School of Art and an MA from the London College of Printing.

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