Glamour, Vogue, Fantasy is an professional curation of The Blonds’ most iconic seems worn by superstars together with Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna, Girl Gaga, Katy Perry, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus, Paris Hilton, Ciara, Dita Von Teese, Nicki Minaj, Billy Porter, and extra. The exhibition additionally presents unique seems from The Blonds’ 2019 collaboration with Disney, a luxurious style assortment impressed by a few of Disney’s most depraved characters together with The Evil Queen, Ursula, Cruella de Vil, and Maleficent.
“The invitation to showcase a retrospective of our work at SCAD is an absolute honor and a dream come true! We’re so grateful to Paula Wallace, Rafael Gomes, and your complete SCAD staff for bringing this wonderful exhibition to life. To be included within the firm of different esteemed designer exhibitions is without doubt one of the highlights of our profession, and we’re proud to ask guests and followers to view this distinctive exploration of The Blonds universe!”
Assembly as youngsters within the New York membership scene’s well-known Roxy nightclub, David and Phillipe Blond fashioned an prompt, unbreakable bond. At first, the duo created experimental and fanciful seems for nights in town earlier than formally establishing themselves as The Blonds, designing professionally since 2006. From there, The Blonds catapulted to international fame, celebrated for his or her costume-level style and daring, high-energy collections that fuse fantasy, enjoyable, freedom, and camp. Within the many years since, The Blonds have turn into the go-to designers for the world’s most iconic entertainers, A-list celebrities, and socialites, creating exceptional pink carpet and efficiency ensembles from their New York atelier.
“The Blonds merge high-stakes glamour and fantasy with revolutionary couture-like creations, making them some of the compelling manufacturers within the business immediately. We’re thrilled to current the primary exhibition devoted to their artistry at SCAD FASH. David and Phillipe’s visionary method to style design and individuality will excite and encourage SCAD’s subsequent technology of artistic visionaries and museum visitors.”
On the event of the exhibition opening, SCAD FASH will host a celebratory reception with the designers plus superstar supporters, loyal pals, SCAD FASH members, and SCAD college students. College students from the college’s top-ranked diploma applications — together with style, style advertising and administration, luxurious model administration, images, animation, and movie and tv — may have the chance to have interaction with The Blonds by means of artists talks and different programming.
The Blonds: Glamour, Vogue, Fantasy is on view at SCAD FASH Museum of Vogue + Movie in Atlanta by means of Jan. 28, 2024. For extra info, go to scadfash.org.
ABOUT THE BLONDS
David and Phillipe Blond, identified collectively as The Blonds, met on the well-known Roxy nightclub, starting each their decades-long partnership and love story. Getting their begin within the New York membership scene, the designers had been drawn to clothes constructed to final whereas supplying excessive drama. Inspired by an setting of self-expression and creativity, the pair experimented with new seems for nights out. When The Blonds started designing professionally in 2006, their world collided with the leisure business, they usually have by no means seemed again. The concept of clothes as a type of gender-free self-expression is on the core of their work, a guideline as they create designs that straddle the road between clothes and costume. Go to theblondsny.com.
