Looking for something to do over the summer or a reason to travel with friends and family? Taking a summer break to spend quality time with friends and family is just what the weather ordered and what better way to do it than sharing your passion for fashion and heading to your favourite city. We’ve put together a list for all you fashion lovers of all the best fashion exhibitions to go see during the summer this year.
Tiffany and Co. Vision & Virtuosity
Saatchi Gallery, London until 19 August 2022
The exhibition marks the high fashion jewelers’ 150 year anniversary of being in London. Based within the Saatchi Gallery there is even a room dedicated to the iconic movie Breakfast At Tiffany’s. The exhibition showcases a visual story of the brand including the archives of high jewelry including the Empire Diamond over 80 carats. An unforgettable dive into Tiffany’s craftsmanship and heritage, with nine stores now based in London, it stands as a celebration of this important legacy. Entering a seven-sectioned journey through a visual tour of history that featured over 400 unique pieces that define the house. It is free to attend, tickets just need to be booked via Tiffany & Co’s Exhibition app. It is also recommended to bring headphones for an immersive audio tour.
Fashioning Masculinities: The Art of Menswear
V&A Museum, London until 6 November 2022
In partnership with Gucci, the renowned London Museum explores masculinity as we reflect on gender and men’s fashion. Looking into the creativity and how designers over the years have constructed masculinity in fashion and also began to unravel gender. Gucci seems like the perfect sponsor known for their rule breaking approach to fashion and recent venture into gender neutral fashion with Harry Styles. The exhibition highlights way back to 1845 what was considered menswear to recent affairs from Alessandro Michele for Gucci and Craig Green SS21. The entry costs ÂŁ20 and is available on the V&A website to pre-book.
Gianni Versace Retrospective
The Groninger Museum, Netherlands until May 2023
Taking a look back on Gianna Versace’s couture days where he thrived as an extravagant designer with his lavish runways. The museum honours his legendary designs after his death 25 years ago. Although Versace continues to run the catwalks today, this special exhibition focuses entirely on the founder Gianni’s exceptional work. The Retrospect exhibition showcases everything from outfits, accessories and fabrics to drawings and footage of the ground-breaking shows of the 90’s. The exhibition was curated by Karl von der AhĂ© and Saskia Lubnow, Gianni Versace experts. As one of the most important designers of the 20th century the exhibition explores the supermodel era, Ancient Greece, pop art and bondage and the 1997 murder.
Vogue x Snapchat: Redefining the Body
Centre d’art La Malmaison, Cannes 20 June- 24 June 2022
Featuring 7 designers from Gucci and Dior to Versace and Balenciaga, the luxury fashion is evolving with technology in Vogue’s exhibition in collaboration with Snapchat. The Editor In Chief of British Vogue Edward Enninful feels passionately about making fashion accessible to all, which is what led to this innovative, immersive experience. Augmented reality is across the exhibition, making use of Snapchat scanning technology viewers can digitally try on one-of-a-kind pieces for possibly the first time known to luxury fashion. Can you imagine ever trying on the iconic Lady Dior handbag or historic pieces from Balenciaga’s 50th Couture Collection? Vogue expresses that everyone is welcome and to simply bring your phone to enjoy the experience.
Love Brings Love. The Alber Elbaz Tribute Show
The Palais Galliera, Paris until 10 July 2022
This special exhibition recreates the collaborative show that was presented in tribute to the legendary designer on October 5th, 2021. Alber Elbaz passed away in 2021 aged 59 from Covid, the beloved designer made his name at fashion house Lavin and Yves Saint Laurent, he was also a red carpet favourite of A-list stars from BeyoncĂ© to Kim Kardashian. He also began his own fashion label AZ Factory before his passing. This one-of-a-kind exhibition showcases the 2021 runway that included over 40 participating fashion houses and designers that came together to create looks inspired by Elbaz’s legacy. The fashion houses include Versace, Balmain, Jean Paul Gaultier, Alexander McQueen and so many more. The exhibition even recreates the order on the runway, the effects, music and lights. You can purchase your ticket at the museum website for €12.
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