Prince Andrew continued his visit to New York, opening an exhibition celebrating the best of British fashion and design yesterday. The Queen’s second son, who is an overseas ambassador for British trade, hung out with the Big Apple’s trend-setters as the imaginatively-titled London Fashion debuted at the Fashion Institute of Technology in the city.
The Prince laughed and joked with Zandra Rhodes, whose cutting-edge designs have been wowing her fans for four decades now. “They have samples of pieces from different periods of my career,” she said. “It’s a great exhibition.” Other designers featured include Vivienne Westwood, Stella McCartney, Mary Quant, John Galliano and Alexander McQueen. Fashion accessories came courtesy of cobbler Manolo Blahnik, and milliners Philip Treacy and Stephen Jones.
Two days earlier, Andrew, in his first major overseas engagement since his appointment to the trade post, had opened Great Expectations, an exhibition feting the best in British invention. In addition to the well-known designs, innovative new projects were also featured.
James Dyson’s robotic vacuum cleaner rubbed handles with a “talking” paperclip, while there were features on larger items that couldn’t be there in person, such as the Gateshead Millennium Bridge and the London Eye. One seminal design classic included in the exhibition was Trevor Baylis’ wind-up radio. Its fans include Nelson Mandela, Tom Hanks and Bill Clinton.
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