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AdmissionComing into Fashion - £5/£3.50Dressed to Kill - FreeWELCOMEWelcome to the <strong>summer</strong> exhibitions at the City Art Centre.Over the next few months we have two absolutely fabulousexhibitions on show.Coming into Fashion includes more than 150 rarephotographs and original magazines from the Condé Nastarchives, many <strong>of</strong> which have never been exhibited be<strong>for</strong>e.The publisher Condé Nast launched the career <strong>of</strong> manyfashion photographers on the pages <strong>of</strong> his magazines,especially Vogue, Vanity Fair and Glam<strong>our</strong>.The exhibition presents works spanning the last tendecades. <strong>On</strong> display are early works by many who wenton to become the biggest names in fashion photography,including Edward Steichen, Cecil Beaton, Helmut Newton,David Bailey and Mario Testino, as well as the work <strong>of</strong>contemporary photographers at the outset <strong>of</strong> their careers.Complementing Coming into Fashion, Dressed to Killshowcases how Scottish artists have captured fashion,costume and dress over the years, from the late 17thcentury to the present day. Drawn from the City ArtCentre’s Nationally Recognised collection <strong>of</strong> Scottish Artthe exhibition includes paintings, watercol<strong>our</strong>s, drawings,prints, photographs and sculpture.As ever there is an exciting programme <strong>of</strong> free activities<strong>for</strong> families and adults accompanying the exhibitions, soplease take this opportunity to get involved.We look <strong>for</strong>ward to seeing you soon at the City Art Centre.Councillor Richard LewisConvener <strong>of</strong> Culture and Sport CommitteeThe City <strong>of</strong> Edinburgh CouncilJune to September <strong>2013</strong>ComingintoFashionDressedto KillCity Art Centre, 2 Market Street, Edinburgh EH1 1DETel: 0131 529 3993Monday - Saturday 10 - 5, Sunday 12 - 5www.edinburghmuseums.org.ukCover Image: Clif<strong>for</strong>d C<strong>of</strong>fin, American Vogue, June 1949© 1949 Condé NastThis Land

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