By now, I’m sure everyone has had at least heard whispers of this amazing feat, still lets recap: In 2008, the dynamic Dutch fashion duo, Viktor & Rolf, once again baffled us with their creativity and originality, successfully demonstrating once again on what makes them and their partnership nothing short of legendary in the modern fashion world. The pair surprised and delighted us with news on their then-newest project which had taken in form of a giant dollhouse. The giant household contains 55  handmade porcelain dolls (each about 2 ft tall), chronicling some of the most interesting and vibrant designs by the two in the last fifteen years (starting from 1993). The outfits are meant to be exact replicas of each design at the time, from the model’s hair style to the most delicate of details, all assorted by collection in each of the rooms.

The result? A spectacular dedication to fashion. But don’t think this was any easier to pull of then an actual runway or the dresses. In fact, each minimized outfit took two times longer to put together then the full sized original. The dolls themselves were delicately crafted and hand-painted painstakingly to resemble their human counterparts. Creepy, yes. Over the top, absolutely. And purely Viktor & Rolf.
In September of 2008, Viktor and Rolf were asked to promote this dollhouse masterpiece In London’s (UK)own Barbican Art Gallery. The exhibition was an instant success. For those of you who are instantly inspired to check this out on your next glamerous trip to London, UK, read on: Is it still there? No. The dollhouse was relocated to, and to this day resides, in Utrecht, Netherlands. There hasn’t been any news of it leaving any time soon, either. But lets all hope this crazy fashion phenomena decides to take another road trip in the near future for a display in a mesueum on this side of the world. So yeah…Viktor? Rolf? Hint hint, nudge nudge!

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