THE Bowes Museum is beginning its countdown to the opening next month of an exclusive summer exhibition, Catwalking Fashion through the Lens of Chris Moore.
Moore was one of the first photographers to capture live fashion when Parisian salons opened their doors in the late 1960s and has remained at the forefront for more than 60 years, still producing images from every major catwalk show.
Spread across three large galleries, this study of the fashion industry will bring together some 230 of the photographer’s original images, charting the evolution of fashion as captured through his lens. It opens on July 7.
These “amazing” pictures will be presented alongside 40 original catwalk outfits in a unique collaboration with the world’s leading fashion houses. They include exclusive unseen 1970s photographs from Yves Saint Laurent catwalk shows, which will complement loans from Musee Yves Saint Laurent, Paris.
Spanning more than half a century, the 40 garments represent era-defining catwalk moments. From Paco Rabanne’s 1960s chain-link modernism to a Dior gown from Galliano’s extravagant spring/summer 1998 show, each piece is said to capture the spirit of the time in which it was created.
Straight off the catwalk, direct from Versace’s 2018 Tribute Collection – which brought the original supermodels together in homage to the late designer – is a reinterpretation of the Marilyn Monroe Pop Art dress worn by Naomi Campbell in 1991.
Also featuring are seven Alexander McQueen outfits, including a well known golden feathered frockcoat.
The exhibition will feature a paper catwalk created by installation artist Steve Messam, acclaimed for his weight bearing bridge across a Lake District stream constructed from 20,000 sheets of bright red paper, the images of which went viral on social media.
![A COUNTY councillor is backing a campaign to get a pedestrian crossing in Staindrop. Frustrated parish councillors in the village summoned their county council representative Cllr George Richardson to their latest meeting to discuss several issues, including the call for a safe way to cross the A688. Earlier this year their request for a crossing was turned down by the county council’s highways officers. Parish council chairman Jonothan Raper described the reasons for the refusal as “spurious” and called on Cllr Richardson to support their campaign. He added: “One of the arguments they made was there is no clear line of desire when they studied the village – well this isn’t a clear line of desire because there isn’t a crossing, people cross whenever they can. “When the lollipop person was there, one of the things I noticed was people would walk all the way down to the lollipop person to cross the road to go to the shop or to go to the school.” He added a problem of parking at the primary school is exacerbated because people are too afraid to walk their children across the road. Cllr Richardson said he had supported previous attempts for a crossing point with the first being made about 15 years ago. He added: “We went fairly well down the road with that and they looked into it. The only recommended place was where the bus stop is and to get the visibility splays, people on the other side of the road would lose their parking. “That didn’t go down well so it just died a death.” Cllr Raper said he suspected the real reason for the officers’ refusal was the cost of installing a crossing. He added that much of the cost could be recovered from savings made on not having to employ a lollipop patrol. Cllr Raper said: “A lollipop person only provides a benefit of crossing for three hours of the day. You are getting 21 extra hours of crossing time [with a pedestrian crossing].” Cllr Richardson said he would raise the issue with the county council’s cabinet member for highways, Cllr John Shuttleworth.](https://teesdalemercury.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/georgeR-120x86.jpg)
