Fashion
Collection by Walker Art Gallery
The fashion collections at the Walker Art Gallery date from the last 300 years and stretch right up to the present day. Here are some of the highlights of our collections. (Not all of these items are currently on show at the gallery.)
Fashion Icons: Celebrating Gay Designers
Cocktail dress, Christian Dior, 1954
Fashion Icons: Celebrating Gay Designers
Skirt suit, Karl Lagerfeld, 1995
Fashion Icons: Celebrating Gay Designers
Evening trouser suit, Yves Saint Laurent, 1985
Fashion Icons: Celebrating Gay Designers
Evening dress, Versace, 1998
Fashion Icons: Celebrating Gay Designers
Skirt suit, Adolfo for Saks Fifth Avenue, 1988-89
Fashion Icons: Celebrating Gay Designers
Skirt, Moschino, 1998
Fashion Icons: Celebrating Gay Designers
Skirt and cape, Pierre Cardin, 1967-69
Fashion Icons: Celebrating Gay Designers
Evening dress, John Bates, 1972
Fashion Icons: Celebrating Gay Designers
Evening dress, Dolce and Gabbana, 1999
Fashion Icons: Celebrating Gay Designers
Evening dress, Bill Gibb, 1973
Fashion Icons: Celebrating Gay Designers
Day dress, Bill Blass, 1991
Fashion Icons: Celebrating Gay Designers
Coat dress and matching scarf, Bill Gibb, 1976-77
Making Himself Claire: Grayson Perry's Dresses
Making Himself Claire: Grayson Perry's Dresses is a display of dresses owned by the artist and activist Grayson Perry. The selection will include the dress worn by Grayson when he won the Turner Prize.