A new exhibition in London draws parallels between contemporary celebrities’ styles and the Georgian era.
In “Crown to Couture,” a show scheduled to open April 5 at Kensington Palace in London, aristocratic fashion from the 18th century is paired with items worn by a different type of royalty: contemporary celebrities such as Rihanna, Billy Porter, Lizzo and Katy Perry.
The exhibition, which runs through Oct. 29, is meant to examine the common ground between the red carpet today and the formal court attire of the Georgian era, a period that began in 1714 and lasted more than a hundred years. (It’s practically a Georgian festival in London these days as the
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