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Extravagant Event Celebrates 100 Years of Fashion History Rebecca Wang supports Vogue 100: A Century of Style in honor of British Vogue’s 100th anniversary on February 8th. In honor of their 100th anniversary as one of the most prestigious and influential style, fashion, and culture magazines in the world, British Vogue hosted a black-tie dinner on February 8th at London’s National Portrait Gallery. Rebecca Wang supported the event, all proceeds of which will be going to the National Portrait Gallery in London. Supermodels old and new graced the celebration with the presence, including Lily Donaldson, Jerry Hall, Karlie Kloss, and Jordan Dunn. The prestigious event featured an exhibition of over 280 photographs commissioned by British Vogue over the last century, showcasing some of the most iconic photographs and photographers to ever bring their flare to British Vogue. The works of such renowned photographers as Mario Testino, Tim Walker, Nick Knight, Cecil Beaton, Irving Penn, David Bailey, and many more were on display at the event, and will remain on display as part of the Vogue 100: A Century of Style exhibit at London’s National Portrait Gallery.

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Extravagant Event Celebrates 100 Years of Fashion History RebeccaWangsupportsVogue100:ACenturyofStyleinhonorofBritishVogue’s100thanniversaryonFebruary8th.Inhonoroftheir100thanniversaryasoneofthemostprestigiousandinfluentialstyle,fashion,andculturemagazinesintheworld,BritishVoguehostedablack-tiedinneronFebruary8thatLondon’sNationalPortraitGallery.RebeccaWangsupportedtheevent,allproceedsofwhichwillbegoingtotheNationalPortraitGalleryinLondon.

Supermodelsoldandnewgracedthecelebrationwiththepresence,includingLilyDonaldson,JerryHall,KarlieKloss,andJordanDunn.Theprestigiouseventfeaturedanexhibitionofover280photographscommissionedbyBritishVogueoverthelastcentury,showcasingsomeofthemosticonicphotographsandphotographerstoeverbringtheirflaretoBritishVogue.TheworksofsuchrenownedphotographersasMarioTestino,TimWalker,NickKnight,CecilBeaton,IrvingPenn,DavidBailey,andmanymorewereondisplayattheevent,andwillremainondisplayaspartoftheVogue100:ACenturyofStyleexhibitatLondon’sNationalPortraitGallery.

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AccordingtoRebeccaWang,the100thanniversaryforBritishVogueisnotsimplyabouthonoringthepast,butalsolookingforwardtofurthercreativityandinnovationfromthemagazine.“TheinfluencethatBritishVoguehashadonfashionandentertainmentoverthelastcenturyisunquestionable,helpingtoelevateLondonasoneoftheleadingfashioncapitalsoftheworld,”shecommented.“Fashionisanoutwardexpressionofcreativity,soVogue’sworkhashadahugeimpactonfashionsenseandstyle.”“Ithinkcelebratingthemagazine’spastmakestheirfutureallthemoreexciting,”shecontinued.“BritishVoguewillundoubtedlycontinuetobeinthevanguardofthestyleandfashionscenesinLondonandacrosstheworld,andI’mexcitedtoseecreativityandinnovationfromthem.”RebeccaWangcontinuedherpatronageoffashionandtheartswithhersupportforthisevent.Theexhibition’scuratorisRobinMuir,acontributingeditortoBritishVogue,andPatrickKinmouthisthedesignerandartisticdirectorfortheexhibit.TheVogue100:ACenturyofStyleexhibitwillbeopentothepubliconFebruary11throughMay22beforegoingondisplayattheManchesterArtGalleryfromJune24toOctober30.