When Philip Met Isabella



	Isabella Blow keeps a watchful eye on the fashion world, from beneath a stunning Philip Treacy creation.

Blow in Treacy

	WHEN PHILIP MET ISABELLA

Philip Treacy's hats for Isabella Blow
Part of The Deutz International Fashion Season
6 October 2007 - 3 February 2008 at TheNewDowse
Exhibition Entry: $10 per ticket / $8 concessions

This exhibition showcases 32 avant garde hats made by the world's most adventurous milliner, Philip Treacy, for his friend and inspiration Isabella Blow, the late style icon. Developed by the Design Museum, the exhibition celebrates Treacy's extraordinary creations for his extraordinary muse - from a miniature sailing ship to a giant feather pumpkin.

British Council is thrilled to bring Philip Treacy and to New Zealand to meet the local fashion and design community. You have the chance to meet with him at three public events in Auckland and Wellington. Donna Loveday (Design Museum Curator) will also be in Wellington to install the exhibition.

Philip Treacy

Philip studied fashion design in Dublin, and then the Royal College of Art in London. He met Isabella in 1989 and their ongoing partnership saw his designs win heads, minds and many awards in the fashion industry.

Isabella Blow

Isabella worked for American Vogue, Tatler and The Face, becoming one of the world's most influential creative directors. She used her networking/talent-nurturing skills to promote the likes of Alexander McQueen, Juergen Teller and Hussein Chalayan.

Zeitgeist Becomes Form

Also showing is Zeitgeist Becomes Form: 50 Years of Iconic World Fashion Photography, supported by the Goethe-Institut. More than 100 images by German photographers capture the spirit of the times, from Christian Dior in the 1940s to Issey Miyake in the 1990s.

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