London’s Barbican Art Gallery has invited quirky Dutch design duo Viktor & Rolf to curate a retrospective of their work.
Starting in mid-June, an array of two-foot-tall dolls will populate the Barbican in miniature remakes of Viktor & Rolf’s greatest hits.
One can only expect such ideas from the eccentric designers. Not only do their mannerisms and personal uniforms render them mysterious, but for ten years their runway shows have been teeming with unusual and inspiring looks and presentations.
Remember the upside-down clothing, layered collars, models dressed up as beds, and the V&R Monsieur menswear line the designers modeled entirely on their own? With intriguing titles like “Tapdance,” “Tilda Swinton,” “Blacklight,” and “Russian Doll,” Viktor & Rolf’s concise runway shows filled with otherworldly silhouettes and colors have long wowed fashion editors.
June 18 to Sept 21, 2008
