Orla Kiely Exhibition at the Fashion and Textile Museum in London

Last month we went to see the Orla Kiely: A Life in Pattern exhibition at the Fashion and Textile Museum in London. 

I fell in love with Orla Kiely's designs when I first saw her AW13 presentation The Typing Pool, which was a super cute 60's inspired collection of very office appropriate garments. Everything about it was so aesthetically pleasing that I became her fan then and there. 

At the Fashion and Textile Museum they are displaying sketches and fabric swatches that show part of the design process for her bags, as well as showcasing some of the homeware and beauty items she has created for her own brand and in collaboration with other brands and causes. 

One room has gigantic replicas of pieces from her AW18 collection. My favourites were the pink velvet flower dress, the white ruffle dress and the quilted coat. 

Upstairs there is a room with editorial pictures of her campaigns as well as a wall displaying many of her bags and rows of mannequins dressed with her designs. 

I really enjoyed the exhibition although I found it a bit small, but definitely recommend it nonetheless. The exhibition runs until 23 September 2018 and you can get tickets online via the FTM website. 

Are you an Orla Kiely fan?

xo