Spice Up Your Life With a Trip to London's Spice Girls Exhibition

Sparkly platform boots, leopard-print jumpsuits, and skintight dresses emblazoned with the Union Jack: These items could be found in none other than a Spice Girl's wardrobe. Around 300 outfits worn by the most iconic girl group of the '90s are currently on public display in London, in addition to thousands of other key pieces of Spice Girl memorabilia, The Independent reports.

The "Spice Up London" exhibition was spearheaded by Alan Smith-Allison, a Spice Girls super-fan who started building up his collection of memorabilia in 2006. The exhibition houses 7000 items in total, including toys, CDs, videos, magazines, merchandise, mopeds, and the double-decker bus featured in the movie Spice World.

Also on display is a bedroom model replete with Spice Girls bedsheets and posters, which probably looked a lot like many kids' rooms in the '90s. And of course, there are the clothes. On display is the faux snakeskin trench coat that Mel B (Scary Spice) donned when the Spice Girls met Nelson Mandela (yes, that really happened, and the South African leader even remarked that the Spice Girls were his "heroes").

There's also the aforementioned Union Jack dress worn by Ginger Spice, which isn't so much a single garment as it is a tea towel attached to a little black dress.

While most of the items hark back to the '90s, the exhibit follows Baby, Scary, Sporty, Ginger, and Posh Spice through their entire career trajectory, culminating in their 2012 reunion and performance at the London Olympics. As to whether another Spice reunion is in the works, Mel B said recently that the girl squad is gearing up for more performances.

"Spice Up London" will be on display at the Business Design Centre in London until August 20. From there, it will head to the Manchester Central Convention Complex and remain on view from August 24 to September 4.

[h/t The Independent]