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13-05-2025
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Costumes From ‘A Room With a View,' ‘Out of Africa' to Be Displayed at the Fashion and Textile Museum
ALL ABOUT THE COSTUMES: This fall the Fashion and Textile Museum in London will be spotlighting the work of Cosprop, a costumier in north London that's been behind the costumes of 'A Room With a View,' 'Pirates of the Caribbean,' 'Pride and Prejudice' and 'Mrs Harris Goes to Paris.' 'Costume Couture' will open on Sept. 26 and run until spring 2026. More from WWD What Exactly Is a Modern Dandy? Bethani Stainfield-Bruce Named Senior Vice President at DDA's New Brand Division British Brand Folk Clothing Celebrates 25 by Giving Back to Community The exhibition will also include costumes from television series such as 'Downtown Abbey' and 'Peaky Blinders.' Cosprop has been dressing the screen since 1965. The business was founded by costume designer John Bright, who has been nominated six times for an Oscar and picked up the award in 1987 for his work on 'A Room With a View' starring Helena Bonham Carter. The museum will exhibit rich costumes, from a belted wedding suit and embroidered silk hat worn by Meryl Streep in 'Out of Africa'; the romantic costumes of 'Pirates of the Caribbean'; the sharp tailoring of 'Peaky Blinders,' and Cate Blanchett's velvet robes from 'Elizabeth.' 'There's a lot of fantasy in the story, but not in the costumes. We want these clothes to look like they've been slept in and worn forever. Aging and dyeing for a period film are absolutely vital,' said Penny Rose, the costume designer behind 'Evita,' 'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl' and 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.' At Cosprop, Bright has put a real focus on the fabrics used with the use of natural wools, silks, cottons, muslins and satins. The exhibition will chart the importance of costume design for film narratives. In the 1996 film 'The Portrait of a Lady' starring Nicole Kidman, her clothes signify her oppression as she goes from being a young American heiress to an oppressed aristocrat. Bright's work in costume design has always dabbled in period dramas. He's also worked on 'Onegin' starring Ralph Fiennes and 'Maurice,' which was directed by James Ivory, a longtime collaborator of the costume designer. Best of WWD La La Anthony's Style Through the Years: Met Gala Looks, MTV Days and More Photos Emma Chamberlain's Style Through the Years: Met Gala Looks, Red Carpets and More, Photos Royals at the Met Gala Through the Years: Princess Diana in John Galliano, Queen Rania and More Photos
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13-05-2025
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A New Documentary Dives Behind the Scenes at Akris
THE STORY CONTINUES: Akris may have turned 100 in 2022 but the fashion house is as vibrant as ever in the hands of its founding family's third generation. That's the throughline of 'Akris, Fashion With a Heritage,' a 90-minute documentary set to premiere in New York on June 9 by Reiner Holzemer, the filmmaker behind well-regarded films on fashion figures such as Martin Margiela, Dries Van Noten and Thom Browne. More from WWD Costumes From 'A Room With a View,' 'Out of Africa' to Be Displayed at the Fashion and Textile Museum Bethani Stainfield-Bruce Named Senior Vice President at DDA's New Brand Division A24 Plans Prince Charles Cinema Takeover With Seven Films, Pop-up Shop Shot between October 2022 and January 2025, the film is a dive behind the scenes but also the family at the heart of the independent Swiss brand. 'Telling the story of Akris was more than documenting a fashion house — it was tracing the soul of a family,' the director said. 'Through every archive photo, every fabric and every conversation with Albert and Peter [Kriemler], I felt the weight of a century filled with courage, creativity and quiet elegance.' The camera follows creative director Albert Kriemler, peering into his creative process and the atelier as well as offering glimpses of seldom seen moments such as fabric sourcing, fittings with Princess Charlene of Monaco and his exchanges with figures of the art and architecture worlds, such as American ballet director John Neumeier and architects Sou Fujimoto and David Chipperfield. Woven into the film are previously unseen personal archives from the family, including footage and photographs of Kriemler-Schoch and family milestones such as the wedding of Max and Ute Kriemler, who were the second generation at the helm of the house. 'Watching this documentary, it shows there's more to fashion than just an image,' Kriemler said in a statement revealing the documentary. 'An obsession with quality, pieces made to last — and always, family and incredible, passionate people — these are the things that have always been at the heart of Akris.' Exceptional textiles continue to be front and center — in Kriemler's work of more than four decades as much as the brand's history. Founded by Kriemler's grandmother Alice Kriemler-Schoch, who 'had a really good feel for fabric' as her grandson puts it, Akris has roots in St. Gallen, Switzerland, an epicenter for textile mills and embroidery houses since the 18th century. There's also the planning and celebration of the brand's 100th anniversary, following Kriemler and his brother Peter Kriemler, who serves as chief executive officer and president of the brand, through the preparation of the spring 2023 show in Paris, a visit in New York and the opening of the 2023 exhibition at the Museum für Gestaltung Zurich, Switzerland's top design museum. After its New York premiere, 'Akris, Fashion With a Heritage' will be screened at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival on June 16. It has already been selected in the features category for the 2025 Tribeca X Award Competition at the 24th Tribeca Festival. Best of WWD Celebrities Wearing Zara: From Melania Trump's Controversial Coat to Kate Middleton's Blazer Collection [PHOTOS] The Stories Behind Audrey Hepburn's Wedding Dresses and What Happened to the Gown That Never Made It Down the Aisle La La Anthony's Style Through the Years: Met Gala Looks, MTV Days and More Photos
