As we approach the fall 2024 season, the success of fashion in museums continues unabated, with public institutions and brands redoubling their efforts to present exhibitions of all kinds. And there's something for everyone!
This is the first monograph devoted to Yuima Nakazato, a Japanese designer born in 1985, who is officially part of the Paris haute couture calendar. The Cité de la Dentelle et de la Mode, in Calais (northeastern France), has taken an interest in his spectacular outfits, which are somewhat reminiscent of Iris van Herpen, albeit a bit more modest. Nakazato uses recycled and waste materials, but also develops the technological aspect with 3D prints and textile fibers obtained from fermented bacteria. Through a staging conceived with the designer, the exhibition presents some 60 garments, accessories and sketches that give an insight into the exotic universe of this nature-inspired fashion.
"Yuima Nakazato: Beyond Couture," until January 5, 2025, at the Cité de la Dentelle et de la Mode (Calais).
Twenty exceptional pieces of furniture and objects by Shiro Kuramata (1934-1991) are presented alongside 20 haute couture creations by Azzedine Alaïa (1935-2017) at this first design exhibition at the Fondation Azzedine Alaïa in Paris. In his own words, "in order to escape cloth," the French-Tunisian couturier collected furniture by Kuramata, whose lightness, humor and passion for sculpture he appreciated. Their combined works show a shared desire for abstraction: The disappearance of lines in one is matched by the search for invisible seams in the other, while the irregular shapes of a shelf evoke the sway of a striped dress. The face-off works surprisingly well.
"Alaïa/Kurumata: Lightness in Creation," until January 12, at the Azzedine Alaïa Foundation (Paris, fourth arrondissement).
Eager to attract French customers once again, Printemps is relaunching fashion exhibitions in its flagship store on Boulevard Haussmann in Paris. The first to date is devoted to the jacket. This wardrobe staple often serves as a couturier's signature piece, such as Christian Dior's corolla-shaped Bar jacket, or Thierry Mugler's epaulette jacket. Under the colorful dome of the 19th-century building, the 550-square-meter tour is divided into eight sections, detailing the typologies and uses of this garment. Workshops (booking required) in partnership with the ESMOD school complete the tour, enabling visitors to understand how to make a blazer or witness its transformation.
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