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Paris fashion designer exhibitions:
YSL, Chanel, Lacroix
C'est trés bon!
Nothing beats discovering an extra dash of unexpected style while walking the
streets of Paris. Not one to typically write-up exhibitions that are limited to
one area rather than Internet-wide, but it’s hard to pass on these haute couture
perpetuators of French chic in a city where fashion is not simply something to
wear, but an art form.
On my way from a casual lunch with BF’s,
art director and artist Vincent and
Paris concierge Richard, we literally stumbled upon a fantastic exhibition in
the Marais in celebration of the 30th anniversary for the Yves St. Laurent Opium
perfume, called Opium Express. In New York, pop-up shops are typically rather
artsy incarnations of an otherwise unrented storefront, but in Paris this pop-up
promo homage sits in a magnificent 17th century mansion decorated in an
Asian-inspired modern, loft-style design, complete with a olfactory den to
inhale the indulgence of YSL’s Opium fragrance. Superb!
While walking in the charming, quaint, and a bit touristy section of Montmartre,
I ran across a jewel of a building which was the petite gallery for the La Botterie S’Expose exhibition of the haute couture, custom shoes of master
cobbler, Raymond Massaro, best known as the house which created the signature
Chanel two-toned shoe.
Fashion factoid: The black cap toe in combination with the beige shoe body was
designed to make the foot appear smaller.
Karl Lagerfeld remains faithful to the house and designed the exhibition’s
invitation. Along with Chanel, to-die-for Massaro shoes created for Thierry Mugler,
Azzedine Alaïa, Gianfranco Ferré, John Galliano, Christian Lacroix, the
embroidery house Lesage, and Hedi Slimane for Dior are on display, beside
sketches by Mr. Lagerfeld. No shoe fiend should miss this. Fantastique!
This one I knew about so I did make a special effort to catch the Christian Lacroix Histoires de Mode
exhibition, right near the Louvre at the fabulous Les
Arts Decoratifs Museum. Its Fashion and Textile Museum invited Christian Lacroix,
in celebration of his 20 year career in the fashion industry, to curate the
museum’s historical collection of haute-couture clothing and accessories which
dates back to the 17th century and up to present day style. A special treat is
the video presentation of Mr. Lacroix’s 1987 runway show that set the world on
its fashion edge with his introduction of the poof skirt- those girls really did
Vogue it on the catwalk!. The visual design of the exhibition’s intermingling
centuries of fashion alongside each other proves that great fashion is both
timeless and eternally chic to view. Magnifique!
--November 29, 2007
Yves St. Laurent Opium Express
46 rue de Sevigne (off Parc Royal), 3d arr.
Until Jan. 20th
La Botterie S’Expose
Clos de la Commanderie
11, place Jean Clement (corner of rue Norvins), 18 °arr.
Until January 31
Christian Lacroix: Histoires de Mode
The Musée des Arts décoratifs- Musée de la Mode et du Textile
107 rue de Rivoli
Until April 2008
Copyright (c)2007 Sharon Haver, distributed
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