Lie Sang-Bong exhibits in London
The Korean Cultural Centre UK in London has invited four artists to present their vision of Hangul: Korean writing. Amongst them is fashion designer Lie Sang-Bong, who has often used...
Exhibitions
Jean-Charles de Castelbajac's first solo show, London
Paradise Row in London will host a series of paintings unlike any other from April 3-May 2. "The Triumph of the Sign" by Jean-Charles de Castelbajac ironically mixes seminal works of art...
Environmentally friendly design ; it’s in the bag
Not so long ago eco-packaging was only a minor genre in the design world, or worse an uncreative area where only talking of recycling had currency. Hopefully no more after the exposition...
Exhibition at Versailles recreates dazzle of court life
The French court at Versailles was the envy of Europe, and Louis XIV the first king to understand the importance of clothes as a symbol of the power of the monarchy.
Show highlights Henry VIII armour
An exhibition marking the 500th anniversary of Henry VIII's accession to the throne uses spectacular armour to highlight his love of sport and interest in warfare as well as the king's...
Couture's well-kept secret
Haute couture is the preserve of the elite, clothes with astronomical price tags that can only be afforded by the world's wealthiest people -- or so the received wisdom goes.
Christian Lacroix's true love debuts in Asia exhibit
His pouf skirts and fanciful designs have made him a fashion icon, but Christian Lacroix's true love is the arts, with a collection of ballet, opera and theater costumes debuting in...
Andy Warhol's Wide World comes to Paris
Andy Warhol comes to Paris in a major exhibition of his trademark society portraits but a famous image of Yves Saint Laurent will be missing after a dispute over whether the late...
Sexy sailors, natty tailors mingle at Paris show
By Sophie Hardach PARIS (Reuters Life!) - Fashion fans and French admirals in uniform rubbed shoulders this week at an unlikely joint exhibition in Paris celebrating the influence of...
Hat's entertainment at new London exhibition
Featuring bonnets, baseball caps, Balenciaga and bowlers, a London exhibition opening Tuesday charts the life-cycle of hats from the milliner's mind to the wearer's head.
Crinolines -- for the well-dressed woman in a hurry
Crinolines, those romantic fairytale dresses familiar in 19th century society portraits, look for all the world as if they belonged to a more leisurely age.
Sonia Rykiel: 40 years a fashion pioneer
"Sonia Rykiel was Japanese before the Japanese, Belgian before the Belgians. She is a pioneer of conceptual fashion, one of the first modernisers," says Olivier Saillard, curator of the...
Yves Saint Laurent show a tribute to prolific icon
Pierre Berge didn't know the first thing about fashion when he sat down one day in 1958 to watch the first Christian Dior show under the atelier's new youthful designer, Yves Saint Laurent.
Chanel handbag show opens to Central Park
The iconic quilted leather Chanel handbag with its golden chain gets honored in a new exhibition in New York's Central Park, housed in a snow-white spaceship-like mobile art gallery...
Museum aims to make French town the hub of perfume history
From ancient Egyptian ceremonial incense to pungent Mesopotamian ointments and lotions dating back to medieval France, a newly re-opened French museum traces perfume's lesser-known past.
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