The Supremes at the V&A
Posted by Rebekah Roy on May 15th, 2008
The Story of The Supremes from the Mary Wilson Collection
The Supremes – Mary, Diana and Flo, and later Cindy Birdsong, Jean Terrell, Lynda Lawrence, Scherrie Payne and Susaye Green were glamorours, strong and sexy looking women. I can’t wait to see this exhibition, it’s on until October 19th at the Victoria and Albert Museum (London). I feel spoiled for choice living in such a big city – there are always so many exhibitions and event to see and it’s easy to put something off and see it later and then you realize that it’s gone…I do love going to see fashion exhibitions – seeing into someone else’s wardrobe and how they create their own style is very telling. I’d love to be a bit more glamorours. When I think of the Supremes I think of real glamour. You might say that there is still lots of glamour in the music world – but a lot of it for me is hit and miss, one day it might be really beautiful, and sensual and then another day it might be a bit cheap & tacky looking. Maybe modern glamour is more about making an effort – looking dresses up. Nothing beats old school glamour!
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2 responses so far ↓
1 Shauna Style // May 16, 2008 at 3:03
Look at this stuck up American stylist on the Style Network
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwgHxIzULXM
2 Make Do & Mend // May 16, 2008 at 13:13
I think a lot of it had to do with women being dresed as women then, not sticks with lollipops on top. A lack of body fat and shape means cutting back on cloth and design.
The silhouette is what makes women so glamorous without having to try too hard.