Yesterday, I went back to the Victoria and Albert Museum with my English Homes class. It was raining outside, so the museum of a bit busy but the British Galleries were totally empty. Our class was about the Neo-gothic style, so we saw a lot gothic motifs like pointed arches, clustered columns, trefoils, and tracery. We then had in introduction to William Morris since we will be seeing his Red House next week. We saw his most famous fabric, called strawberry thief, and then later that night I went to go see Noises Off and they used that same fabric for pillows on set. Such a weird coincidence! After we learned about William Morris, we went to see the Tea Room that he designed. The room was a part of the first ever museum cafe, so the rooms were all really nicely designed. On our way out we passed by a room that had one of Chris Martin's performance outfits and as a fan of Coldplay I had to go see it. After I took a picture, I noticed a dress in the case behind and almost died a little bit! The dress was from Alexander McQueen's last collection before his death. I still cannot believe that I was only inches away from such a masterpiece!
The Beautiful Entrance
The Hereford Screen
Items from Horace Walpole's Collections
Gothic Inspired Side Table
Candelabra and Garden Chair
Neo-Gothic Arm Chair and a Norman Wardrobe (Once belonging to Mic Jagger)
Strawberry Room from Lee Priory in Kent
Neo-Gothic Cradle
Bookcase & Writing Table and Washstand
Anti-Room from the Grove
William Morris Designs
Strawberry Thief Fabric
William Morris' most famous design
Trellis and Willow Rough Wallpaper
Morris Room
Gamble Room
Poynter Room (originally the Grill Room)
A performance outfit of Chis Martin (Coldplay)
Alexander McQueen Atlantis Dress S/S 2010
From his last collection!
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