Kylie - The Exhibition At Victoria And Albert Museum

The changing image of Kylie Minogue, one of the most popular contemporary style icons, will be the focus of a new exhibition at the V&A. Featuring performance costumes, accessories, album covers, photographs, music and video, the exhibition will look at how Kylie, as a performer, has used her wardrobe to create an image that is known worldwide. The exhibitions is on view 8 February to 10 June 2007

Originating from the Arts Centre, Melbourne and touring from London to Manchester Art Gallery and Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow, the exhibition will include around 200 objects. On display will be 45 costumes and around 60 photographs. There will be a look backstage, where visitors can see sketchbooks, designs and video footage showing preparations for a Kylie tour.

The exhibition shows Kylie's continually changing image, from 1988 onwards, from the overalls she wore as Charlene in Neighbours (1988) and the gold lamé hotpants she wore in her Spinning Around video (2000) to the white hooded jumpsuit she wore in the video for Can't get you out of my head (2001) and the corsets by Galliano for the Showgirls tour in 2004.

The exhibition will highlight Kylie's collaborations with leading designers, including Dolce & Gabbana, who created the complete wardrobe for the KylieFever 2002 tour, and Julien Macdonald who designed the crystal-encrusted wardrobe for the On a Night Like This 2000 tour, as well as designers such as Helmut Lang and Manolo Blahnik. It will also feature costumes Kylie has created herself in collaboration with William Baker, her London-based creative director and stylist, such as the pink "Dancing Queen" outfit she wore for the Intimate and Live tour (1998).

Speaking about the exhibition, Kylie said "The V&A is renowned for its superb fashion and performance collections and there isn't a better place for this exhibition to be launched in the UK. I feel honoured to have such an important part of my career, and something so personal to me, being recognized in this way." Kylie - The Exhibition is sponsored by Evian, fulfilling Kylie's wish that entry should be free.

'Kylie' is published by V&A Publications in association with the Arts Centre, Melbourne to accompany the exhibition. The book includes a preface by Kylie Minogue and an introduction by William Baker. It will be available in paperback at £19.99 and as a special edition hardback at £35.00.

By www.vam.ac.uk