Slideshow: the wonderfully peculiar Viktor & Rolf Dolls at the ROM
Slideshow: the wonderfully peculiar Viktor & Rolf Dolls at the ROM
By Michelle Reddick | June 7, 2013
By Michelle Reddick | 06/07/2013
For years, lookalike Dutch designers Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren have chosen one or two iconic looks from each collection and miniaturized them to fit 70-centimetre-tall antique dolls. The pair, known for their conceptual, art-house designs and fantastical runway shows, see the project as a creative way to preserve their work, a kind of pint-sized retrospective. Beginning this Sunday, the ROM is exhibiting more than 25 of the Victorian figurines in a free exhibition that’s part of this year’s Luminato Festival. The dolls are arranged on a wee runway and are all meticulously styled right down to the make-up on their porcelain faces. The result is quirky, experimental and sure to delight—very much in keeping with the designers who made them. June 9-30. Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queens Park, 416-586-8000, rom.on.ca
217906 Fall 2007 (Image: Peter Stigter) Viktor & Rolf Dolls at the ROM Viktor & Rolf Dolls at the ROM https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/viktor-rolf-dolls-1-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/viktor-rolf-dolls-1.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/viktor-rolf-dolls-1.jpg 624 624 [] https://torontolife.com/style/viktor-rolf-dolls-at-the-rom/slide/viktor-rolf-dolls-1/ viktor-rolf-dolls-1 0 0
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217907 Spring 2009 (Image: Peter Stigter) Viktor & Rolf Dolls at the ROM Viktor & Rolf Dolls at the ROM https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/viktor-rolf-dolls-2-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/viktor-rolf-dolls-2.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/viktor-rolf-dolls-2.jpg 624 624 [] https://torontolife.com/style/viktor-rolf-dolls-at-the-rom/slide/viktor-rolf-dolls-2/ viktor-rolf-dolls-2 0 0
(Image: Peter Stigter)
217908 Spring 2004 (Image: Peter Stigter) Viktor & Rolf Dolls at the ROM Viktor & Rolf Dolls at the ROM https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/viktor-rolf-dolls-3-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/viktor-rolf-dolls-3.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/viktor-rolf-dolls-3.jpg 624 624 [] https://torontolife.com/style/viktor-rolf-dolls-at-the-rom/slide/viktor-rolf-dolls-3/ viktor-rolf-dolls-3 0 0
(Image: Peter Stigter)
217909 Fall 1998 (Image: Peter Stigter) Viktor & Rolf Dolls at the ROM Viktor & Rolf Dolls at the ROM https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/viktor-rolf-dolls-4-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/viktor-rolf-dolls-4.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/viktor-rolf-dolls-4.jpg 624 624 [] https://torontolife.com/style/viktor-rolf-dolls-at-the-rom/slide/viktor-rolf-dolls-4/ viktor-rolf-dolls-4 0 0
(Image: Peter Stigter)
217910 Fall 1998 (Image: Peter Stigter) Viktor & Rolf Dolls at the ROM Viktor & Rolf Dolls at the ROM https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/viktor-rolf-dolls-5-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/viktor-rolf-dolls-5.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/viktor-rolf-dolls-5.jpg 624 624 [] https://torontolife.com/style/viktor-rolf-dolls-at-the-rom/slide/viktor-rolf-dolls-5/ viktor-rolf-dolls-5 0 0
(Image: Peter Stigter)
217911 Hyères International Fashion and Photography Festival 1993 (Image: Peter Stigter) Viktor & Rolf Dolls at the ROM Viktor & Rolf Dolls at the ROM https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/viktor-rolf-dolls-6-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/viktor-rolf-dolls-6.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/viktor-rolf-dolls-6.jpg 624 624 [] https://torontolife.com/style/viktor-rolf-dolls-at-the-rom/slide/viktor-rolf-dolls-6/ viktor-rolf-dolls-6 0 0
(Image: Peter Stigter)