Fashion Icons announcement media kit

STEP INTO
A WORLD
OF LUXURY
AND
SUMPTUOUSNESS
FASHION ICONS:
MASTERPIECES FROM THE COLLECTION OF
THE MUSÉE DES ARTS DÉCORATIFS, PARIS
SPRING 2014 / SUMMER 2015
‘THE WORKS SELECTED
FOR THIS E XHIBITION
PERFECTLY ILLUSTRATE
THE ST YLE OF E ACH
OF THE MY THICAL
COUTURIERS BEHIND THE
HISTORY OF LUXURY AND
SUMPTUOUSNESS.’
KEY DATES
Tickets On Sale
Monday 1 September 2014
Media Preview
Friday 24 October 2014, 11am
Opening Night
Friday 24 October 2014, 6pm
Tiffany & Co. Media Dinner
Friday 24 October 2014, 8.30pm
‘SPECTACUL AR DESIGNS
BY CRISTOBAL BALENCIAGA, Public Dates
GABRIELLE CHANEL AND
25 October 2014 - 15 February 2015
Y VES SAINT L AURENT
Fashion Icons has been organised by the Musée des Arts
FOLLOW ONE ANOTHER IN
Décoratifs, Paris in association with Art Exhibitions Australia
and the Art Gallery of South Australia.
THIS CHRONOLOGICAL
REVIEW, REVE ALING THE
UNIVERSALIT Y OF FASHION.’
Pamela Golbin, Curator,
Fashion Icons.
Image: Christian Dior, Bar Suit, haute couture,
Spring-Summer 1947, shantung silk jacket, pleated wool skirt,
Les Arts Décoratifs, Ufac collection, Mode et Textile, with
Christian Dior, 1958, art direction/photography:
Thierry Dreyfus for Eyesight Group.
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THIS
SEASON,
FASHION
HAS A NEW
ADDRESS
NEVER BEFORE HAS AUSTRALIA
SEEN A FASHION COLLECTION
LIKE THIS
OVER 100 EMBLEMATIC
HAUTE COUTURE GARMENTS
CREATED BY SOME OF THE
WORLD’S LEADING FASHION
DESIGNERS WILL DEBUT
ON NORTH TERRACE IN
A MAJOR EXHIBITION AT
THE ART GALLERY OF
SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
‘This new show unveils for the first time
some of the most iconic masterpieces of the
history of fashion. Starting with the world
renowned New Look of Christian Dior,
the exhibition reveals the extraordinary
rebirth of fashion after World War II until the
present time. We are proud and honoured to
have the opportunity to share the best of our
collections with the Australian audience,’ said
Olivier Gabet, Director Les Arts Décoratifs.
Exclusive to Adelaide, Fashion Icons:
Masterpieces from the collection of the Musée
des Arts Décoratifs, Paris draws on the most
comprehensive collection of French fashion
in the world.
Art Gallery of South Australia Director,
Nick Mitzevich said ‘It is a privilege to bring
the best of French fashion to Australia.
We anticipate that an exhibition of this calibre
and content will have broad cross-generational
appeal and provide inspiration to the
Australian fashion industry.’
Stroll through time in Parisian style starting
in 1947 when the couturier Christian Dior
re-launched haute couture with his New Look.
See fashion design blossom with the lavish
splendour of the 1950s, the futurist dynamism
of the 1960s, the inspired emancipation of the
1970s, the unbridled excess of the 1980s, and
the pure minimalism of the 1990s, all inspiring
today’s composite portrait of the 21st century.
Curated by the museum’s Chief Curator of
Modern and Contemporary Fashion and Textiles,
Pamela Golbin – and joined by acclaimed
French designer and architect Christian
Biecher, this exhibition will dazzle and inspire.
Image: Left: Jean-Charles de Castelbajac for Ko and Co,
La Joconde, long dress, ready to wear, Autumn-Winter
1983-1984, Les Arts Décoratifs, Mode et Textile collection, gifted
by the National Centre for the Arts – Department of Culture
and Communications, 1986. Right: Patrick Kelly, evening dress,
ready to wear, Autumn-Winter 1989-1990, Les Arts Décoratifs,
Mode etTextile collection, with Elaine et Harold Blatt, 2005,
art direction photography: Thierry Dreyfus for Eyesight Group.
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THE MOST
STAR-STUDDED
CATWALK IN
THE HISTORY
OF FASHION
THE GREATEST AND MOST
INSPIRATIONAL DESIGNERS
THE GRE ATEST AND MOST
INSPIRATIONAL DESIGNERS
ARE GRACING OUR
GALLERIES
Including Azzedine Alaïa, Christiane Bailly,
Balenciaga, Pierre Balmain, Pierre Cardin,
Gabriel Chanel, Courrèges, Comme de Garçons,
Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, Jean Dessès,
Christian Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Jacques Estérel,
Jacques Fath, John Galliano, Jean Paul Gaultier,
Givenchy, Grès, Charles James, Kenzo Jap,
Patrick Kelly, Christian Lacroix, Karl Lagerfeld,
Helmut Lang, Lanvin, Guy Laroche,
Alexander McQueen, Lucile Manguin,
Issey Miyake, Claude Montana, Poppy Moreni,
Thierry Mugler, Jean Muir, Emilio Pucci,
Paco Rabanne, Rochas, Sonia Rykiel,
Yves Saint Laurent, Olivier Theyskens,
Emanuel Ungaro, Valentino,
Walter Van Beirendonck, Dries van Noten,
Vivienne Westwood, Yohji Yamamoto and more.
Image: Left: Comme des Garçons, dress, ready to wear,
Autumn-Winter 2012-2013, Les Arts Décoratifs, Mode et Textile
collection, purchased with the support of Louis Vuitton, 2012.
Right: Valentino, evening suit, haute couture, Autumn-Winter
2007-2008, Les Arts Décoratifs, Mode et Textile collection, with
Valentino, 2008, art direction/photography: Thierry Dreyfus
for Eyesight Group.
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MUSÉE
DES ARTS
DÉCORATIFS:
A UNION OF
STYLE AND
SUBSTANCE
ONE OF THE LARGEST
COLLECTIONS OF DECORATIVE
ART IN THE WORLD
FOUNDED IN PARIS
OVER 150 YE ARS AGO
BY COLLECTORS,
INDUSTRIALISTS AND
ARTISANS CONCERNED
WITH THE QUALIT Y AND
DESIGN OF EVERYDAY
OBJECTS, LES ARTS
DÉCORATIFS IS HOUSED
IN THE MARSAN WING OF
THE PAL AIS DU LOUVRE
ON THE RUE DE RIVOLI.
Known as one of the most important fashion
and textile departments in the museum world,
the collection of Les Arts Décoratifs reveals
the history of fashion from the 17th century
to today. While bringing together thousands
of historical objects, the collection also contains
works by emblematic fashion designers and
artists of the 20th and 21st century, who
support the museum by making considerable
donations from their personal archives.
One of the largest collections of decorative art
in the world, with over 1,500m2 of fashion
and textiles displays, the museum provides a
unique panorama of the history of furniture,
glass, ceramics, precious metalwork, jewellery,
textiles, fashion, graphic design and advertising.
Image: Pierre Balmain, Autumn Winter 1977,
Les Arts Décoratifs, Paris.
www.lesartsdecoratifs.fr/
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A MEETING
OF MONUMENTAL
MINDS
PAMELA GOLBIN,
FASHION INSIDER AND CURATOR
OF GROUND - BREAKING EXHIBITIONS
CHRISTIAN BIECHER,
ARCHITECT OF A NEW GENERATION
CURATOR,
FASHION ICONS
E XHIBITION DESIGNER,
FASHION ICONS
Internationally renowned, Pamela Golbin is
a leading expert in contemporary fashion.
She has curated ground-breaking exhibitions
worldwide including major retrospectives on
iconic fashion legends such as Cristobal
Balenciaga, Valentino and the award-winning
retrospective on Madeleine Vionnet.
Christian Biecher belongs to a new generation
of architects, working on projects including
city planning, civic architecture, interiors
and furniture and object design. Working
extensively throughout Europe and Asia,
his design of the Parisian restaurant Korova,
the hip Rue Saint-Honore Joseph store,
Issey Miyake’s Tokyo headquarters, and his
new Pantone® backpack are just a few that
have amassed critical acclaim.
Chief Curator of Modern and Contemporary
Fashion and Textiles at Les Arts Décoratifs
since 1993, Ms. Golbin is responsible for one
of the three largest public collections of
fashion and textiles worldwide. Ms. Golbin is
also the author of a dozen respected books,
translated in several languages, the latest
of which includes monographs on the
avant-garde couturiers Madeleine Vionnet
and Louis Vuitton-Marc Jacobs.
Biecher’s breadth of work and influence are
remarkable having been awarded influential
projects such as the new restaurant for the
renowned Louvre, and the interiors of
numerous shops and buildings throughout the
world. In addition, an exhibit of his work was
showcased at Les Arts Décoratifs in Paris,
celebrating his receipt of the French
equivalent of ‘Designer of the Year’ in 2001.
Image: Alber Elbaz for Lanvin, long evening dress,
Spring-Summer 2008, Les Arts Décoratifs, Mode et Textile
collection, with Lanvin, 2011, art direction/photography:
Thierry Dreyfus for Eyesight Group.
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GO
BEHIND
THE
CURTAIN
DELVE INTO THE RICH FABRIC
OF IDEAS AND INSPIRATION
DELVE INTO THE
RICH FABRIC OF IDE AS
AND INSPIRATION
BEHIND FASHION AND
HAUTE COUTURE WITH
OUR EVENTS PROGRAM
THOUGHTFULLY CURATED
BY ALISON KUBLER AND
MITCHELL OAKLEY SMITH.
EVENTS PROGRAM
Compelling films
Bringing to life the people, places and
fashionable faces of haute couture including
Yves Saint Laurent (2014), Mademoiselle C
(2013), Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to
Travel (2011), Valentino: The Last Emperor
(2008) and more.
Fashion Icons Up Late
After-dark events program celebrating
fashion, music and culture through the
decades. Rediscover the glamour of the 50s,
the grunge of 80s punk and more.
Engaging panels
Including The Art of Collecting: The Stories
Behind Vintage Fashion, The Return of Male
Sartorial Elegance, Creative Collisions:
Art & Fashion and more.
Full details of all events will be available
online from Monday 1 September.
Hands on workshops
Including Fashion Illustration with Kerrie
Hess, Photography Masterclass with Georges
Antoni and a dedicated space for fashion
lovers of all ages to express their creativity.
Image: Jean Paul Gaultier, costume made for choreographer
Régine Chopinot for Le Défilé, act Manque d’air, 1985,
Les Arts Décoratifs, Mode et Textile collection, with the Ballet
Atlantique-Régine Chopinot, 2006, art direction/photography:
Thierry Dreyfus for Eyesight Group.
Talks and events
Including Building a Fashion Business in
Australia with Toni Maticevski and a special
screening of documentary Premiere, followed
by a live discussion with designer Kym Ellery.
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FASHION
ICONS
ENQUIRIES
MEDIA CONTACT
Marika Lucas-Edwards
Communications Manager,
Art Gallery of South Australia
P 08 8207 7156
M 0407 077 102
E [email protected]
Fashion Icons has been organised by the Musée des Arts
Décoratifs, Paris in association with Art Exhibitions Australia
and the Art Gallery of South Australia.
Presented by
Government of South Australia
Arts SA
South Australian Tourism Commission
Principal Sponsor
Mazda
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Image: Installation view Dolce and Gabbana, Spring-Summer
2009, from the collection of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris.