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V&A to exhibit first Coco Chanel retrospective

Coco Chanel is coming to London. The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in South Kensington is to host the UK’s first Chanel retrospective, from the early days when Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel opened her millinery boutique in Paris in 1910, to establishing the foundations of the House and showing her final collection in 1971, the year Chanel died. The...

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Paris museum to exhibit first retrospective of Gabrielle Chanel

After a two year renovation, the Palais Galliera in Paris re-opens its doors on October 1st with a highly anticipated retrospective of fashion designer Gabrielle Chanel (1883-1971). An icon of modern fashion, Chanel revolutionised a predominant male industry with her fashion manifesto. The first part of the exhibition is chronological,...

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Video: I am thinking of Pierre Cardin

The architect of the body, Pierre Cardin, is featured in a major retrospective at SCAD. Source: Matthew Miller, SCAD, Vimeo

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Raf Simons: an interactive retrospective

Raf Simons' departure from Calvin Klein was sad news to many. The prolific designer has Jil Sander, Christian Dior, and Calvin Klein on his track record, and some are more commercially successful than others. Learn about the career of Raf Simon at the helm of various brands in this interactive presentation. You can click on the upper right...

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Viktor & Rolf co-curate retrospective: 'Viktor & Rolf: Fashion Artists 25 Years'

The Kunsthal museum in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, is set to open a new fashion exhibition this summer in honor of the 25th anniversary of Dutch designer duo Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren, also known as Viktor & Rolf. Entitled 'Viktor & Rolf: Fashion Artists 25 Years' the new exhibition, put together by the Amsterdam-based designers...

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Fashion legend Alaia's last designs to hit catwalk

The last collection of fashion legend Azzedine Alaia will be shown in Paris next year, his couture house said Monday. The Tunisian-born designer, known as the King of Cling for the way his clothes hugged the body, died suddenly in November, reportedly of heart failure after falling down the stairs at his home in Paris. Since then rumours have...

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12 Leading Fashion Exhibitions to Visit in 2018

London - The start of 2018 is a few weeks away - signaling the start of a new fashion calendar. As the industry's leading fashion houses, designers and brands prepare to share their vision for the upcoming seasons, many chose to look at the rich history of fashion for inspiration. And what better way to appreciate the key events, trends and...

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The 12 Must-See Fashion Exhibitions of 2018

London - The end of 2017 is just around the corner, signaling the start of a new year and the start of a new fashion calendar. Designers and brands are set to share their vision for the upcoming seasons from January onwards with the launch of the international fashion weeks. But what of the inspiration, the dedication and all the hard work that...

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‘Christian Dior, Dream Couturier’ opens at Musée Les Arts Décoratifs

A huge show about the fabled French fashion house Christian Dior which opens Wednesday has had a galaxy of stars making the pilgrimage to Paris. With Hollywood actresses Jennifer Lawrence, Kirsten Dunst and Kristen Stewart already in town for the label's haute couture show, Stewart's "Twilight" co-star Robert Pattinson queued with models Bella...

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‘Christian Dior, Dream Couturier’ opens at Musée Les Arts Décoratifs

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Smithsonian to host Irving Penn retrospective: 'Beyond Beauty'

The Smithsonian American Art Museum, beating its New York archrival to the punch, announced Monday what it called the first retrospective of Irving Penn's photography in nearly two decades. "Irving Penn: Beyond Beauty," opening October 23, will feature 146 photographic prints, many of them never exhibited or even seen before, it said in a...

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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...