London's V&A Announces a New Exhibition All About Burberry
The free display brings together 19 runway looks and rare archive pieces as Burberry marks its 170th anniversary.
- The Victoria and Albert Museum and Burberry announced a new free exhibition, "The Burberry Trench: Crafting an Icon," opening September 21 at the V&A South Kensington on the final day of London Fashion Week.
- Burberry marks its 170th anniversary this year, prompting the partnership to celebrate the trench coat's legacy as a "global design icon rooted in British craftsmanship" and symbol of innovation.
- The display features three chapters—"Invention," "Craft," and "Creativity"—with rare archive objects including early 20th-century catalogues and a trench coat worn by famed Savile Row tailor Hardy Amies on public display for the first time.
- Located in the rarely seen Prince Consort Gallery, the exhibition highlights the long-standing relationship between the brand and museum, serving as part of a multi-year partnership advancing their shared commitment to inspire creatives.
- The display precedes The Burberry Gallery, a major transformation of the museum's fashion spaces opening in autumn 2028 and supported by the brand as part of their ongoing partnership commitment.
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London's V&A announces a new exhibition all about Burberry
Last week we wrote about the V&A’s “full” upcoming schedule of exhibitions. Turns out we were talking absolute nonsense as the V&A has only gone and announced another one. V&A has unveiled The Burberry Trench: Crafting an icon. And, yes, it’s an exhibition all about the Burberry trench coat and its history. There will be more on show than what to some eyes no doubt looks like a somewhat bland tan trench coat, though. As the V&A's highlights reel…
'A true British icon': A new exhibition is to celebrate the Burberry trench coat, as made in Yorkshire
Burberry has teamed up with the V&A museum to stage an exhibition celebrating its coveted trench coats - made in Yorkshire for more than 50 years - as the luxury British brand marks its 170th anniversary.
The V&A Museum Celebrates the Burberry Trench in New Exhibition - The Glass Magazine
ANNOUNCED earlier this week, a new exhibition celebrating Burberry and its renowned Trench Coat will take place at the Victoria & Albert Museum’s iconic and atmospheric Prince Consort Gallery. The Gallery is a gorgeous architectural space with high, arched ceilings. Originally constructed during the Victorian era to house the Raphael Collection, it holds a detailed
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