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Must-see fashion exhibitions of 2019

Not everyone has access to runway shows, but luckily more and more museums are making it possible for the public to see designs by the world’s most talented fashion designers up close. Here are seven fashion exhibitions not to miss in 2019. Gender Bending Fashion Fashion designers often defy the boundaries between men’s and women’s clothing, so...

Culture

In Pictures: exhibition in Toronto looks back at Iris van Herpen’s career

A new exhibition dedicated to Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen has debuted at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada. Van Herpen, whose couture label celebrated its 10 year anniversary last year, is best known for pushing the boundaries of fashion, art and technology. The rise and rise of Iris van Herpen Titled “Transforming Fashion”,...

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Viktor&Rolf exhibition showcases the success of the 'polder model'

Amsterdam - "The only thing we ever disagree about is the temperature in the car," joked Rolf Snoeren when asked how his collaboration with Viktor Horsting has been going for the past 25 years. "We always say that we are a good example of the polder model; we keep on talking until there is a consensus," added Horsting during the press preview of...

Culture

London exhibition shows subversive side of the t-shirt

A wardrobe staple, the t-shirt is being celebrated in a London exhibition as a master communication tool used to carry subversive and campaigning messages to the world. "T-Shirt: Cult - Culture - Subversion" opens on Friday and runs to May 6 at London's Fashion and Textile Museum, where more than 100 t-shirts trace the impact it has had on...

Schools

Utrecht fashion students to present their work from January 19

Third-year fashion design students of the Dutch art school Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht (HKU) will show the preliminary results of their personal projects from Jan. 19. to 28. The projects of the 25 students focus on researching the identity as a designer and include wearable to experimental clothing collections, but also in other media,...

Schools

AMFI students exhibit photos in Amsterdam

Amsterdam Fashion Institute (AMFI) students enrolled in the minor program Fashion & Visual Culture will be showing some of their works exploring creative processes in the center of the Dutch capital. Each of the 44 students chose a fashion designer to start their own creative process and translated their "inspiration into storytelling images",...

Fashion

Retrospective: The Fashion Snapshot by Arhur Elgort

American fashion photographer Arthur Elgort, the grandfather of the Fashion Snapshot, is the subject of a new retrospective. After last year's launch of his monograph Arthur Elgort: The Big Picture, his book comes to life in Milan this month, with an exhibition celebrating 50 years of work at the Gallery Carla Sozzani from Born in 1940, Arthur...

Fashion

Hermès takes leather exhibition to Japan

Hermès is taking its Leather Forever exhibition to Japan. Showing in Shanghai, Rome, London, Madrid, Taipei and Hong Kong, Hermès' retrospective retraces the house's history, starting with its founding in 1937 by the tanner Thierry Hermès. At the time its high-quality equestrian equipment earned him success and were sought-after by high-level...

Fashion

Liberty hosts Hermès Birkin exhibition

Liberty is exhibiting 30 years of Hermès' iconic Birkin bag. The French luxury house will be showing rare vintage styles to mark its anniversary with pieces from Parisian collector Catherine B, some of which will be seen in London for the first time. On display will be rare and unique items such as a mini black Kelly bag in lizard skin, an...

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Exhibition: The Art of the Killer Heel

This week the Brooklyn Museum launched an exhibition dedicated to the high heeled shoe, highlighting the most impressive designs of our time, alongside shoes from through the ages. Titled Killer Heels: The Art of the High-Heeled Shoe, on show are shoes from the era of the wooden chopine, worn by the people of Venice in the 17th century, to...

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Fondation YSL to exhibit Hedi Slimane photographs

The Fondation Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent in Paris is preparing for a major new exhibition by its creative director and photographer Hedi Slimane. Simply titled 'Sonic', the retrospective will feature Slimane's vision of the rock scene, through intimate black and white shots of music figures including Lou Reed, Brian Wilson, Amy Winehouse...

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Barney's x Dries van Noten

Barney's New York is celebrating the work of Dries van Noten in association with filmaker Andrew Zuckerman. Inspired by the Dries van Noten exhibition in Paris at the Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Barney's Madison Avenue windows have been transformed in the spirit of the Belgian design house. Using settings from the exhibition, including a lunar...