10 exhibitions about fashion: Dior, Chalayan, Madame Gre and others

Pushkin Museum, Moscow, until July 24.

The largest exhibition dedicated to the French designer Christian Dior, his brand Dior and their connection with art. Among the exhibits you can see things from the ready-to-wear collections, as well as paintings and sculptures that served as a source of inspiration, 120 couture dresses from Dior archives and collections of private collectors, perfume bottles, jewelry, sketches and much more. For those who can not attend the exhibition, there is an interactive tour on the site Inspirationdior.com.

Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow, until August 28.

An exhibition of fashion photography, including pictures from the collection of the famous German Franz Christian Gundlach, who himself supervises the event. The exhibition features works by Richard Avedon, David Lashapelle, Irving Penn, Louise Dahl-Wulf, Norman Parkinson, Lilian Bassman, William Klein and other photographers. This summer, similar exhibitions Gundlah held in Germany and Lebanon.

An exhibition of photographs from the collection of Franz Christian Gundlah opens in Moscow

Hermitage, St. Petersburg, until September 12.

A retrospective of one of the most famous photographers specializing in fashion photography and celebrity filming. Presented about a hundred portrait, still life and reportage cards from the personal archives of Annie Leibovitz, it also selected. These include photographs of Mick Jagger, Patti Smith, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Scarlett Johansson, Nicole Kidman, Johnny Depp, Kate Moss and Brad Pitt.

An exhibition of Annie Leibovitz opened at the Hermitage

Erarta, St. Petersburg, until August 28.

The next exhibition of things from the famous collection of fashion historian and TV host Alexander Vasilyev. This time the exhibits are united by one of the main decades of the last century - the 1980s. Exhibited about fifty dresses, accessories and jewelry brands Dior, Balmain, Chanel, Jean Paul Gaultier, Thierry Mugler, Claude Montana, Issey Miyake and Yohji Yamamoto, as well as photographs of the era.

Metropolitan Museum, New York, until August 7.

The retrospective dedicated to Alexander McQueen includes more than a hundred items from all designer collections: from graduation for Central Saint Martins and debut Nihilism to posthumous Angels and Demons. The exhibition is timed to the eponymous book-album with quotes from the designer himself, articles by Andrew Bolton and Tim Banks, as well as photographs of Solvay Sundsbo. Interestingly, this is the only exhibition of the Metropolitan Museum, open on Mondays, when the museum has a day off. The entrance fee for this day is $ 50 more.

Savage Beauty: photos from the exhibition

Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, until October 2.

Large-scale retrospective, prepared for the 35th anniversary of the French brand Jean Paul Gaultier. About 500 exhibits are presented, among which 130 items of clothing created by the designer since 1976, when he released the first collection of ready-to-wear, a lot of couture dresses sewn after the founding of the line in 1997, as well as photographs and paintings, including works Andy Warhol. “I didn’t want to have a retrospective: she usually follows the funeral, and I’m still alive. But the director of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Natalie, persuaded me. The exhibition shows what I wanted to say with my things. In general, I wanted to create clothes in which you fall in love and you want to wear. It is also a good way of self-expression ", - Jean-Paul Gautier comments on the exhibition.

Les Arts Décoratifs, Paris, until November 13.

Not the first, but the most comprehensive exhibition of the designer over the past couple of years. Combined clothes and art objects that Hussein Chalayan created over the 17 years of his career. There are works from most collections, with the exception of the most controversial. For example, it was decided not to display the burqas and veils from the 1998 Muslim collection.

Musée Bourdelle, Paris, until August 28th.

In connection with the closure of the Galliera museum for the restoration, where Gres archives are kept, a retrospective of the works of the brand creator Germain Emily Krebs, better known as Madame Gre, opened in the Bourdelle museum. At the exhibition you can see 80 couture dresses, created by the designer from 1934 to 1989, about 100 sketches of outfits and 50 shots of famous photographers like Richard Avedon and Guy Burden. Note that Madame Gre was a sculptor by training, so she certainly would have been proud of the exposure of her silk and jersey dresses with numerous folds and draperies.

Somerset House, London, until August 14.

The photo exhibition, timed to the 150th anniversary of the unification of the concept of "Italian style", collected archival photos of collections and advertising campaigns of six brands associated with Italy: Armani, Dolce & Gabbana, Salvatore Ferragamo, Gucci, Missoni and Prada. The pictures are selected by the fashion journalist and curator of the exhibition, Colin McDowell. According to him, these designers have long been the embodiment of this fashion, and the new exhibition will help people better understand their work.

Versailles, Paris, until October 9.

Another part of the archive of the museum Galliera, which was closed for restoration, moved to Versailles. Now there are 50 dresses on display, the creation of which inspired the eighteenth century. Among the brands represented are Azzedine Alaia, Alexander McQueen, Balmain, Dior, Givenchy, Christian Lacroix, Rochas, Thierry Mugler and Yves Saint Laurent.