6 winter fashion shows
The New Year holidays are approaching, when a good half of people leave for different countries of the world, warm and still not very. Recently, we talked about a retrospective of Gianfranco Ferre, which is being prepared at the Textile Museum of Prato near Tuscany. For those traveling to London, New York or Moscow, Wonderzine has gathered six fashion shows that are worth visiting this winter.
On November 20, the exhibition of Isabella Blow: Fashion Galore! The main exposition consists of an extensive wardrobe of one of the most famous women in the fashion industry, which includes works by her friends and admirers - Karl Lagerfeld, Miuccia Prada, Hussein Chalayan and many others. The exhibition will also feature the collection of Alexander McQueen La Dame Bleue 2007, created by the designer in memory of Blow, who launched his career by purchasing the McQueen graduation collection.
On Monday, the sensational exhibition of luggage Louis Vuitton "The Soul of Wanderings" will open its doors The exposition became known even before the opening due to the ambiguous location on Red Square. In the huge pavilion, modeled on the chest of Prince Vladimir Orlov, will be presented personal belongings of famous French brand fans, as well as things that they inspired the creation of Louis Vuitton designers. To participate in the exhibition also invited 12 contemporary artists who shot a video for the project. You can visit the exhibition until January 19, and all the money from ticket sales will be transferred to the Natalia Vodyanova Foundation.
For those who are going to spend the New Year holidays in London, there is one more good news: Hello, my name is Paul Smith, opened in the Design Museum and was dedicated to Sir Paul Smith's 40-year career. The exposition begins with the reconstruction of the very first British designer’s store in Nottingham and includes many of the master’s personal belongings, including Tyrolean bells and a collection of wicker brooms, which one of the brand’s fans has sent the designer from all over the world for 20 years. Also there you will see a wall on which 70 thousand buttons are sewn and many personal photos of Sir Paul Smith. The exhibition will run until March 9.
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Van Cleef & Arpels boutique in Geneva, a local jewelry exposition opened, which will last until March next year. The goal of the exhibition is not only marketing, but also educational - to acquaint fans of the brand with its rich history and iconic jewelry from past and present collections. Interestingly, there will be presented the vintage and vintage jewelry of the famous Jewelry House.
For those who decide to visit this winter in New York, there is an opportunity to get to the truly interesting museum exhibition Trend-ology. She explores the phenomenon of a closed cycle of trends. From the permanent collection of the institute, 100 objects were selected, on the example of which fashion trends for 250 years were dismantled.
The Metropolitan Museum holds an exhibition of jewelry by Joel Arthur Rosenthal - Jewels by JAR. This is the first retrospective of the works of a famous jewelry master in America, which was conceived four years ago, but opened only this year. The latest exhibition of JAR jewelry of this scale took place over 10 years ago at Somerset House in London. This time more than 400 jewels will be exhibited, most of which are items of private collections.