Exclusive preview of Daphne Guinness's wardrobe exhibition

Melissa Whitworth gets a sneak peek at the heiress's wonderful clothing collection, which will go on display at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York next month.

There is a room called "the laboratory" at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), New York's own Central Saint Martins. Here, a team of 30 preservationists, curators and seamstresses have spent the last two years preparing for an exhibition of Daphne Guinness's vast wardrobe, which will open to the public on September 17.

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Trending: feathers

We take a look at the feather trend taking flight on the red carpet.
Florence Welch has got her wings in full plume in this voluminous feathered jacket which she wore earlier this month.

Daphne Guinness can always be relied upon to take a trend one step further than the realms of normality, and she certainly didn't disappoint with this feathered Alexander McQueen creation which she wore to this year's Met Ball.

Liv Tyler looks every bit as elvish as her Lord of the Rings character in this white and yellow feathered Givenchy couture gown.

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