Spice Girls Exhibition Leeds museum from 28january- 3nd July

I WAS AMAZED! This exhibition was exciting.
It was really clear to see what was there. It was laid out well in a good order. The lights were good. They had display cases with clothes in. They were presented well they had utilised the space well.

Unfortunately there wasn't a lot of room it was a bit squashed when trying to get round the different cabinets that were displayed especially if there were many people at the exhibition at the same time.

The visual aspect was very good I was really impressed with the whole set up.

Speech bubbles were used to explain the different pieces of the exhibition as you walked around it.

The lighting  was not over powering but made the ambiance of the room exciting but gave a more natural feel which meant you could see everything clearly.


From  entering the exhibittion it lead you through the spice girls career from start to finish. Magazine and new paper articles lined  the wall. It displayed exiting and interesting stories about them individually.

It was very well organised

The first thing that hit you when you entered the exhibition was their awards and gold discs they had achieved. As you turned the corner, glass cabinets displayed some of their more famous out fits, shoes and memorabilia.

Half way round the exhibition you had chance to take a break, sit, relax and watch one of their movies. There was also a seating area at the end of the tour where you could sit and read some books about their lives.

One part exhibited different pieces of memorabilia which had been collected by an avid fan. They included old DVDs and articles about them including all their concert tickets they had been to.

As you came towards the end of the exhibition there was a fake dressing room with which rails and rails of outfits they had worn during their tours hung.

I liked the style of the clothes: Scary spice style – flares, boots, big hair – cool. I liked the Union jack dress but that was in a picture.

There was a stage with mannequins on it of the 5 girls. One of them was wearing a green dress with green sparkles and tassels which I liked.  I didn’t like the orange see through dress with swirls on it.

It showed the designers who designed their clothes for the stage and award shows. These were specially designed for them as one-offs .

It was relaxing to walk around and there wasn’t too much information. It was designed so you walked around in one way. This way you didn't miss anything. It guided you easily around the exhibition.

I thought it was good exhibition because it was in a good order, and the information was interesting. Most of it was short and easy to take in but some of the information was a bit irrelevant and long.

As interesting as it was, I personally felt there could  have been more outfits on display.
But well worth a visit especially for those Spice Girl fans!!!!!!!! It's a chance to remember those good old days. Only joking! I know your not that old!

                          left dress: Mel B's tiger print dress 6th December 1997 
                      Designer: Maverick 
                        worn by Mel B for the spice girls Royal variety performance in 1997          where the girls met the queen for the first time 
This eye- catching dress was design by Kenny Ho for his own  label Maverick.

gucci

“Located in the heart of Shanghai adjacent to Plaza 66, the Shanghai Flagship reflects the company’s continued commitment to the Chinese luxury marketplace. With Giannini’s singular design, the store offers a powerful and personal affirmation of Gucci’s growing Asian presence, and symbolizes Gucci’s 21st century contemporary look.

Giannini’s innovative concept employs open space, warm luxurious materials and natural light, emphasized by a massive 19 x 43 meter golden glass façade, to spectacular effect. This external sheet of transparent glass spans all five stories, letting natural light pour through the space while allowing views both inside and out. A noteworthy design feature is the staircase with a stunning series of vertical gold and clear Plexiglas rods, that allow light to reflect in the space.”

http://www.gucci.com/ch/worldofgucci/articles/shanghai-flagship#3

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The who the very boss at top a shopping a gucci... that is woman  very top and boss form china.

I’d feel relaxed and calm and peaceful in there. I like the space. This is clear, clean space. It is tidy and shiny and beautiful, unlike Primark, where the clothes are on the floor and the customers are all squashed together.

Primark has loads and loads of clothes squashed together and piled up – all on top of each other and on rails. There are things shoved behind stairs and walls, and walls of clothes lined up and there is no order. Jewellery and accessories are on a stand  which you have to walk around to see  and they are close together so you have to weave in and out of them so you can’t see things clearly.

In Gucci there is presentation. Everything is clear to see. Accessories are displayed in glass cases so you can see every individual thing clearly.

Gucci looks like a living room with nice furniture which makes it feel relaxing. In Primark there is nothing to sit on ; it is cold and hard and plastic whereas Gucci is

warm, relaxing, comfortable and welcoming

Primark has racks of clothes close together whereas in Gucci mannequins are spaced out nicely. There are not reams and reams of clothes in one set area.

There are lots of mirrors – to encourage you to look at yourself in the clothes perhaps? This means you don’t have to queue with other people to look at yourself in something but can have space to try jackets on  etc. without being disturbed or crowded. There are lots of alcoves.

You wouldn’t get congestion of people in Gucci because it is huge and people can walk round freely without passing each other. There isn’t one set way of walking around the shop.

All the glass – 5 floors would be very expensive. The gold colour on the outside of the building  is linked to wealth and even without the Gucci label you would know it would be expensive. It looks really beautiful and I’d think wow it’s so luxurious.

The fact it is glass fronted means you could see people shopping and makes it contemporary. The lighting looks like flames going vertically up the wall and makes the shop front look warm and inviting.

The space – especially the reflection from the lighting of the glass at the front reminds me of the sparkle of Gucci accessories – like the crystals in the sunglasses and their jewellery.

This is like an art gallery but also like a shop. Everything is set out so you can see it clearly but it is a shop and it is probably set out in sections with accompanying jewellery and accessories.