Fear, fashion and design in the Cold War

The National Archives, Bessant Drive, Kew
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This event ended on Thursday 17th of October 2019
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The National Archives
Kew, Richmond, Surrey , TW9 4DU
Nearest Tube/Rail Stations
Kew Gardens 0.42 miles

In 1946, the Parisian designer Louis Reart named a two-piece swimsuit after a nuclear test site - 'Bikini'. Nearly 20 years later, fashion designers Andre Courreges and Pierre Cardin created a 'space age look' with plastic dresses, silver boots, visors and helmets. The conditions of the Cold War - from nuclear anxiety to technological optimism - infiltrated fashion and design in numerous ways in the period.

This talk with Jane Pavitt, co-curator of the V&A exhibition 'Cold War Modern: Design 1945-70', will explore how Cold War attitudes shaped the body, home and environment.

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