JR and I leave base camp at 9am, we're driving to Ruislip Gardens, parking up and getting the train/tube in to Central London to attend V&A exhibition, I am so excited. Pretty smooth sailing until we hit were an accident which had occurred then of course, traffic was slow moving, but only for around 10 minutes so everything was fine. We park up and head into the railway station then proceed to freeze on the platform for a few minutes with me hopping up and down to keep warm then the train arrives, we're going to go over ground and then underground, so exciting.
JR and I disembark after about 30 minutes, I think at Holland Park, then we make our way to the next line, only the next line is closed. The tube is closed and it tells us to make our way to the bus stop and to allow more time for journey... bit late now, or we would have. We leave the underground for daylight and JR decides after being rained on for all of 2 minutes, to hail a cab, I am 100% behind this decision, I have no desire to get soaked then spend the rest of the day, damp and cold.
We hop into a trusty London cab and buckle up, it isn't a long journey... but would have been on the bus, soaked otherwise. After 5-10 minutes in slow moving traffic, we alight at the famous Victoria and Albert Museum. There is a very special Hollywood Costume exhibition going on which I am very excited to see, I told JR about it months ago, not thinking I'd be around to see it, but here I am, and she got us tickets to view, very important to book in advance.
I was blown away, I could have stayed there all day, I'm going to list some actors/actresses, films that I can remember and maybe a comment. Please bear in mind that it took almost 2 hours to make it around the exhibition, the last part and the best was sadly rushed and I did not take any notes, so, I'm relying on my distinctly faulty memory. That said, this is what I remember...
Norma Shearer 'Marie Antoinette'
Marlene Dietrich (tiny and short)
Meryl Streep many costumes including 'French Lieutenants Woman', 'Mama Mia,' 'Lemony Snicket,' seems like a tall lady, imdb quotes 5ft 6", looks taller
Nicole Kidman Petite 'Moulin Rouge'
Vivien Leigh 'Gone with the Wind,' tiny waist, taller than expected though
Bette Davis tiny
Glenda Jackson
Vanessa Redgrave tall
Daniel Day Lewis 'Gangs of New York,' slim
Johnny Depp 'Sweeney Todd,' slim
Helena Bonham Carter 'A Room with a View,' (this was a dream come true, from one of my favourite films, the white dress 'Lucy Honeychurch' wore, the one in which she was kissed in the field by her love, very emotive, think dramatic score coming to crescendo.)
Marilyn Monroe 'The Seven Year Itch', iconic, white pleated halterneck by William Travillia
Natalie Portman 'The Black Swan,' tiny, childlike
Edward Norton 'Fight Club'
Robert De Niro multiple costumes, including 'Casino'
Brad Pitt 'Oceans Eleven' / 'Fight Club'
Elliot Gould 'Oceans Eleven'
Dame Judi Dench 'Shakespeare in Love'
Gwyneth Paltrow 'Shakespeare in Love'
Kirsten Dunst 'Marie Antoinette'
John Wayne huge, broad chest
Charlton Heston tall and broad
Raul Julia 'Adams Family'
Christopher Reeve 'Superman'
George Clooney 'Oceans Eleven'
Charlie Chaplin 'The Artist,' incredible to see
Jake Gyllenhaal 'Brokeback Mountain'
Heath Ledger 'Brokeback Mountain'
Angelica Houston 'Adams Family'
Glenn Close '101 Dalmations'
Hedy Lamarr
Beyonce 'Dreamgirls'
Kate Winslet 'Titanic,' the dress and hat Kate wore as she arrived to board the Titanic, slim and tall, estimated size, UK 12
Leonardo Di Caprio 'Titanic'
Christian Bale 'Batman'
Sharon Stone 'Basic Instinct'
Reece Witherspoon 'Legally Blond 2'
Judy Garland 'The Wizard of Oz,' the blue and white gingham, tiny
Warren Beaty 'Dick Tracy'
Harrison Ford 'Indiana Jones'
Kate Hudson 'How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days,' Canary Yellow evening gown also on display a Harry Winston diamond cluster necklace with yellow sapphire drop, exquisitly displayed in it's own beautifully lit, glass box. Estimated dress size, UK 6-8
Bruce Willis 'Die Hard,' the vest and trousers combo
Tippi Hedron 'The Birds,' two piece skirt suit
Kim Novak 'Vertigo,' two piece suit by Edith Head
Audrey Hepburn 'Breakfast at Tiffanys,' black sleeveless evening dress, just tiny, estimated dress size, UK 4
Johnny Depp 'Pirates of the Caribbean'
Keanu Reeves 'The Matrix'
Renee Zelwegger 'Chicago,' estimated dress size, UK 6-8
Dame Helen Mirren 'The Queen'
I adored every second, even chatting to one of the security guards over the importance of back stretches. The genius aspect was, before every costume was a screen showing the very same costume in the original film. It was an amazing exhibition and a day I'll always remember. Just magical.
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