A glimpse into the exclusive world of Paris' haute-couture heritage: seamstresses working behind the scenes at the Worth Ateliers in 1907. (Jacques Boyer/Roger-Viollet)
From the BBC:
If you didn’t get an invite to Paris fashion week this year, there could be another way to get a glimpse into the rarefied world of haute couture. Thanks to the Paris Haute Couture exhibition – the city’s first major exhibition dedicated to this modern day art form – the hoi polloi have a chance to see some of the world’s most exquisite creations up close.
On display in the exhibition wing of Paris’ City Hall until 6 July are more than 100 haute couture dresses and outfits, showcasing intricate designs from illustrious Parisian fashion houses including Poiret at the turn of the 19th Century, Chanel and Schiaparelli in the 1930s through to contemporary designs by Riccardo Tisci for Givenchy in the current decade.
The glamorous ball gowns and cocktail dresses as well as natty daywear outfits are displayed on mannequins of varying sizes to reflect the shape of the ideal woman at the time of each design. Each piece has been painstakingly created using luxurious silks and velvets, with details such as sparkling Swarovski crystals.
Also on display are design sketches, fabric swatches and photographs of the designers and seamstresses at work, allowing a peek into this exclusive and quintessentially Parisian world, from the conception stage to the finished catwalk-ready product.
Entrance is free, and no tickets are needed.
From Me:
How much is a ticket to Paris again?
Although this is for a museum exhibit, which I try to stay away from since anyone can look up a museum's collection and see the item, I thought this needed to be shared. Not so much the article as much as the absolutely wonderful photo from 1907.
This is a place for any extant garments in private collections from about 1941 back. There is no beginning date. The only rule is that it can't be currently in a museum and must be before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. I mostly post items I've seen on ebay, etsy, or other auction sites so we will continue to have a record of them for research purposes. If you have antique clothing in your collection, please, email me pictures of them and I will gladly add them to this site.
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