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Newbridge Silverware Museum of Style Icons unveils 'Audrey'

Newbridge Silverware’s Museum of Style Icons (MOSI) have officially launched ‘Audrey’, an exhibition celebrating the life and times of Hollywood actress and style muse, Audrey Hepburn.

The first curated in-house exhibition by MOSI, it features one of the greatest private collections of Audrey Hepburn couture and paper memorabilia in the world.

Renowned for her elegant style both on and off screen, ‘Audrey’ features clothing both from her films and her personal wardrobe, including items from renowned designers Hubert Givenchy and Yves Saint Laurent to name a few.

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Iconic: Newbridge Silverware unveiled their Audrey collection | KIERAN HARNETT

The exhibition also showcases an extensive paper collection, including letters from Audrey to her father who lived in Dublin from the 1960’s until his death in 1980 as well as 44 of her magazine front covers from around the world.

As well as the Audrey Hepburn exhibition, the Museum of Style Icons unveiled a number of exciting new additions including garments from the Kardashians, Joan Collins and Mad Men stars January Jones and Christina Hendricks.

Items from Kim Kardashian include a pink A.W.A.K.E. structured dress, an oversized cream wool Chloé coat which she wore to Paris Fashion Week in 2014 and a one shouldered dress Tadashi Shoji, which she wore in 2009. Khloe Kardashian’s featured dress is a silk Rhode Resort maxi wrap dress in petrol blue.

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Modern Icons: MOSI also features garments from the Kardashians – including Kim and Khloe | KIERAN HARNETT

MOSI has also acquired two stunning vintage gowns worn by Mad Men stars January Jones and Christina Hendricks on the front cover of Rolling Stone Magazine in 2010.

Commenting on the new exhibition and latest additions to MOSI, William Doyle, CEO, Newbridge Silverware said: “We are delighted to officially unveil our new exhibition celebrating the life of one of the world’s greatest style icons, Audrey Hepburn.

“This exhibition is the culmination of 10 years of hard work understanding and developing our collection. A dedicated team has worked on this particular exhibition for the past five months and the results are outstanding.

“MOSI now houses a world-class collection and it is a fitting venue for our new Audrey Exhibition, which is one of the greatest collections of Audrey couture in existence.

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Stunning: The gowns from Mad Men stars were a hot topic due to the tiny waist measurements | KIERAN HARNETT

“We are also pleased to officially introduce some new pieces to MOSI this spring with modern fashion icons Kim and Khloe Kardashian, January Jones and Christina Hendricks.”

Located within the Newbridge Silverware Visitor Centre in Newbridge, Co. Kildare, the Museum of Style Icons boasts one of the world’s largest and most unique collections of style and cinema memorabilia including garments and artefacts once worn by Princess Grace, Michael Jackson and many more.

The Museum of Style Icons is free to enter and open seven days a week – it’s definitely worth a visit.

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