The House of Viktor & Rolf presented each of the designer’s signature pieces from 1992 to 2008, shown in a specially commissioned and characteristically theatrical installation that dominated the entire Gallery.
Highlights included pieces from Atomic Bomb, 1998–99, featuring dramatic mushroom cloud-like cushioned necklines and Russian Doll, 1999–2000, in which a single model was painstakingly dressed by Viktor & Rolf until she was gasping under 70 kilogrammes of exquisite haute couture. For the collection Bells, 2000-2001, models emerged from a smoke-filled space in clothes embroidered with hundreds of brass bells, so they were heard before they could be seen.
