Aye Aye Sailor

Exploring 150 years of maritime influences, Sailor Chic will display important pieces from the Museum’s uniform collections alongside archive creations from leading designers including Chanel, John Galliano and Yves Saint Laurent. The show will also explore themes such as patriotism and empire, subversion and rebellion and gender and sexuality. Along with the impact of other forms of popular culture such as stage, screen and music and the influence naval elements have on today’s fashion scene.

 

Sailor Chic Fashion’s Love Affair With The Sea

 

When: Opens 25^th July and runs until 2^nd December 07

 

Where: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London SE10 9NF

 

Tel: +44 (0)20 8858 4422 Web: www.nmm.ac.uk

 

Entry: Adults £5, concessions £4, under-16s free

 

 

JoJo Iles