Amy Winehouse's inspiration, talent, and style celebrated at Amy: Beyond the Stage

A new retrospective at London’s design museum explores Amy Winehouse’s creative process and unique style. Rachel Marie Walsh reports

Amy Winehouse’s inspiration, talent, and style is celebrated at the ‘Amy: Beyond the Stage’ exhibition which is running until April in London. Pictures: Valerie Phillips

LAST July was the 10th anniversary of Amy Winehouse’s death. It also marked a decade of attempts by those who loved her to keep her talent and personality elevated above the tabloid spectacle in our collective memory.

She was a little older than me and as I age and she stays forever 27, the disrespect shown to her privacy, health, and ultimately her life throughout her struggles grows increasingly obscene. A new exhibition ‘Amy Winehouse: Beyond the Stage’, a retrospective at London’s Design Museum created by some of those who knew her, is heart-breaking but very charming in places.