A Queen Within: Adorned Archetypes

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Fashion meets fable in a realm where identity wears a crown.

Experience couture that blends storytelling and craftsmanship, where each garment reveals a new perspective.

A Queen Within: Adorned Archetypes brings together fashion, imagination, and the many expressions of feminine power. The exhibition features work by designers who challenge convention and redefine what fashion can be.

The exhibition includes rare pieces from one of the largest private collections of Alexander McQueen, and features iconic pieces by Gaultier, Iris van Herpen, Viktor&Rolf, Maison Martin Margiela, and others.

Move through themed galleries, each focused on a unique archetype and its story. Together, these spaces highlight the range and creativity of feminine identity.

Highlights

  • Rare and Revered:
    View rare pieces from the renowned private collection of Alexander McQueen, including works on public display for the first time.

  • Designer Royalty:
    Explore work by leading designers such as Gianfranco Ferré, Gucci, Hussein Chalayan, Iris van Herpen, Jean Paul Gaultier, and Viktor&Rolf.

  • The Queen’s Many Faces:
    The exhibition features eight archetypes: Sage, Magician, Enchantress, Explorer, Ruler, Mother Earth, Heroine, and Thespian. Each one offers a different perspective on identity.

More than a fashion exhibition. It is a reflection on modern womanhood.


A Queen Within redefines beauty and self-expression through garments that speak volumes.

This is fashion as provocation, poetry, and personal power. Step inside, and meet the Queen within.

Partners

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Produced By

A Queen Within: Adorned Archetypes is produced by Barrett Barrera Projects and was toured by Flying Fish.

Produced By

A Queen Within: Adorned Archetypes is produced by Barrett Barrera Projects and was toured by Flying Fish.

Gallery

a dress with a mask on it surrounded by red rosesa display of dresses and mannequinsa mannequin in a garmentmannequins with dresses and flowers in a room with white walls and a white wall with pink flowers and a white wall with a white wall with pink flowers and a white wall with a golda mannequins in a room with dressesmannequins in a room with flowers and dressesa group of mannequins in a room with blue ballsa room with blue balloons and a large screena display of a store window with mannequins and clothesa mannequins in a room with white and gold decorationsa display of mannequins in a rooma group of mannequins in a rooma group of mannequins in a rooma room with mannequins and flowers

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