Art de la Mode et du Textile/Fashion & Textil Art

Irving Penn, Sue Murray in Cristóbal Balenciaga evening gown, Vogue September 1967 © Condé Nast THE HAGUE.- Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895 - 1972), regarded as 'le maître' among couturiers. "Haute couture is like an orchestra, for which only Balenciaga is the conductor. The rest of us are just musicians, following the directions he gives us”, Christian Dior once said. The Spanish designer was known as a strict taskmaster who regarded his work as a religion. His complex, sculptural designs worked best in black,... [Lire la suite]

Roger Jean-Pierre pour Balenciaga. Broche. Métal argenté, cristaux de Bohême et perles sphériques blanches, 1967. Courtesy Cristobal Balenciaga Museoa.

Manteau de style kimono, en crêpe de soie noir avec décoration imprimée vert clair, vers 1920. Courtesy Cristòbal Balenciaga Museoa. Balenciaga connaissait l'évolution du style japonais et son influence sur la mode, mais son intérêt pour les vêtements japonais était renforcé par sa relation avec Mme Vionnet, que le maître admirait. Vêtement ample, de longueur moyenne, avec des manches larges et des bords de manches larges. Structurellement, il reprend la forme d'un kimono japonais, un vêtement très à la mode dans les... [Lire la suite]

LACOSTE, FRANCE — Le Savannah College of Art and Design a l’honneur de présenter Azzedine Alaïa : L’Art de la Mode au musée SCAD FASH Lacoste de l’université en Provence, France. Commençant le lundi 27 juin, L’Art de la Mode est l’un des temps forts de la programmation des expositions estivales du SCAD, qui célèbre le 20e anniversaire de l’implantation mondiale de l’université, le SCAD Lacoste. L’exposition mise en place par des experts est organisée en collaboration avec Olivier Saillard, directeur de la Fondation Azzedine Alaïa, à... [Lire la suite]

Horst P Horst, Vogue USA, 15 mars 1937 © Horst P. Horst, Vogue / Condé Nast PARIS - Du 6 juillet 2022 au 22 janvier 2023, le musée des Arts décoratifs met à l’honneur l’œuvre audacieuse et inspirante d’Elsa Schiaparelli, créatrice italienne, dont l’inspiration s’est nourrie d’une relation privilégiée avec les artistes du milieu de l’avant-garde parisienne des années 1920 et 1930. Près de 20 ans après la rétrospective qui lui a été consacrée en 2004, le musée a souhaité revisiter son œuvre afin de faire... [Lire la suite]

Guo Pei at the close of her spring 2020 couture show. Photo: Francois Guillot / AFP via Getty Images SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Through exquisite craftsmanship, lavish embroidery, and unconventional dressmaking techniques, designer Guo Pei creates a couture fantasy that fuses the influences of China’s imperial past with export art, the grandeur of European court life, architecture, and the botanical world. The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco celebrate Guo Pei’s extraordinary designs with Guo Pei: Couture Fantasy,... [Lire la suite]

Installation view of ‘Fashioning Masculinities’ at the V&A, featuring Alessandro Michele for Gucci look worn by Harry Styles. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London LONDON - Fashioning Masculinities: The Art of Menswear is the first major V&A exhibition to celebrate the power, artistry and diversity of masculine attire and appearance. The show traces how menswear has been fashioned and refashioned over the centuries, and how designers, tailors and artists – and their clients and sitters –... [Lire la suite]

Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, Photo: Anne Schönharting  HAMBURG.- Our wardrobe is among our most personal possessions. Nothing is closer to our bodies. Alongside its purely practical function, clothing is also a nuanced means of communication and self-expression. The exhibition DRESSED. 7 WOMEN – 200 YEARS OF FASHION presents seven fashion-conscious women and their wardrobes, ranging from the nineteenth century to the present day. The spotlight is on the personalities and biographies of the wearers, who reveal... [Lire la suite]

 Erik Madigan Heck, Junya Watanabe (Honeycomb), Old Future, 2015 © Erik Madigan Heck | Courtesy of Christophe Guye. During the Hermitage Days, held each year in honour of Saint Catherine, the patron saint of the museum, on 12 December 2021, the exhibition “Beauty and Style. The History of Fashion Photography from the Collection of the Still Art Foundation” will begin its run in the General Staff building. The exhibition has been organized by the State Hermitage in conjunction with the Still Art Foundation. The... [Lire la suite]

Gabrielle Chanel (designer), Evening dress, autumn–winter 1927–28 (detail), silk crêpe embroidered with glass beads. Patrimoine de CHANEL, Paris. Photo © Julien T. Hamon MELBOURNE.- Opening to the public on Saturday 4 December 2021, Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion Manifesto is the first exhibition in Australia to exclusively focus on the significant contribution to twentieth-century fashion culture by the renowned French couturière Gabrielle Chanel (1883–1971). Presented by the National Gallery of Victoria in partnership... [Lire la suite]