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An Enquiring Mind: Manolo Blahník at the Wallace Collection

10 June – 1 September 2019 Free entry In June 2019, the Wallace Collection and Manolo Blahník will present An Enquiring Mind: Manolo Blahník at the Wallace Collection. The exhibition features a personally selected edit of shoe designs from Blahník’s private archives set amongst the masterpieces of the Wallace Collection. This exciting venture juxtaposes an icon… Read More »

Balenciaga and Spanish painting

From 18 June to 22 September 2019 El Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza is presenting an exhibition that connects the work of Cristóbal Balenciaga, the most admired and influential fashion designer of all time, with the tradition of 16th– to 20th-century Spanish painting. References to Spanish art and culture are a recurring presence in Balenciaga’s work. The… Read More »

Christian Louboutin exhibition will open in Paris in 2020

An exhibition of work by fashion and shoe designer Christian Louboutin is set to open from February 25 to July 26 in Paris’ Palais de la Porte Dorée. The show will explore several decades of Louboutin’s work, the designer’s most iconic creations as well as his sources of inspiration. It’s no coincidence that the exhibition… Read More »

Pierre Cardin at the Brooklyn Museum

Pierre Cardin: Future Fashion’ exhibit launches at the Brooklyn Museum For seven decades, French designer Pierre Cardin has been an architect of avant-garde chic, inventing everything from bubble dresses to his own fabric. Taking inspiration from space exploration and technology, he conjured gravity-defying gowns with orbiting tiers, “Computer” coats with origami-esque accordion pleats and “Cylinder”… Read More »

Exhibition: Alaïa’s Tati Collection Debuts in Paris

The “Azzedine Alaïa, Another Way to Look at Fashion: The Tati Collection” showcases looks from Alaïa’s spring 1991 collection and artworks featuring the designs. That collaboration — and Alaïa’s spring 1991 collection built around it — is the subject of the latest exhibition staged at the Azzedine Alaïa Association, opening to the public July 1st… Read More »

Balenciaga: Shaping Fashion

Cristóbal Balenciaga was one of the most innovative and influential fashion designers of the 20th century. His exquisite craftsmanship and pioneering use of fabrics revolutionised the female silhouette, setting the scene for modern design. Revered by his contemporaries, including Christian Dior and Coco Chanel, Balenciaga was referred to as ‘The Master’. His garments are characterised… Read More »

V&A hosts Europe’s first major exhibition on kimono

A rare 17th century treasure from Kyoto, the costume worn by Alec Guinness as Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars and an haute couture gown designed by John Galliano for Christian Dior will be among the exhibits in Europe’s first major exhibition on the kimono, the ultimate symbol of Japan. This exhibition will present the kimono… Read More »

Nicolas Ghesquière To Stay On At Louis Vuitton

We’re happy to bring you a good bit of news today. Following a slew of rumours that he might leave Louis Vuitton, Nicolas Ghesquière was confirmed to be staying at the Parisian fashion house today. In a press statement, Ghesquière noted: “I am very pleased to open the next chapter of the story I started with… Read More »

Givenchy Pre-Spring 2019

Givenchy’s Clare Waight Keller is riding the wave of success; she just presented a stellar couture collection and dressed Meghan Markle for the royal wedding. It just doesn’t get any better than that. Now, she is presenting us with a Pre-Spring 2019 collection that is truly hers and innovative to say the least. Perhaps a true de… Read More »