Retrospective news and archive

V&A to exhibit first Coco Chanel retrospective

Coco Chanel is coming to London. The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in South Kensington is to host the UK’s first Chanel retrospective, from the early days when Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel opened her millinery boutique in Paris in 1910, to establishing the foundations of the House and showing her final collection in 1971, the year Chanel died. The...

Video

Video: I am thinking of Pierre Cardin

The architect of the body, Pierre Cardin, is featured in a major retrospective at SCAD. Source: Matthew Miller, SCAD, Vimeo

Fashion Featured

Raf Simons: an interactive retrospective

Raf Simons' departure from Calvin Klein was sad news to many. The prolific designer has Jil Sander, Christian Dior, and Calvin Klein on his track record, and some are more commercially successful than others. Learn about the career of Raf Simon at the helm of various brands in this interactive presentation. You can click on the upper right...

Fashion

12 Leading Fashion Exhibitions to Visit in 2018

London - The start of 2018 is a few weeks away - signaling the start of a new fashion calendar. As the industry's leading fashion houses, designers and brands prepare to share their vision for the upcoming seasons, many chose to look at the rich history of fashion for inspiration. And what better way to appreciate the key events, trends and...

Culture|STORY MAP Featured

The 12 Must-See Fashion Exhibitions of 2018

London - The end of 2017 is just around the corner, signaling the start of a new year and the start of a new fashion calendar. Designers and brands are set to share their vision for the upcoming seasons from January onwards with the launch of the international fashion weeks. But what of the inspiration, the dedication and all the hard work that...

CultureFeatured

‘Christian Dior, Dream Couturier’ opens at Musée Les Arts Décoratifs

A huge show about the fabled French fashion house Christian Dior which opens Wednesday has had a galaxy of stars making the pilgrimage to Paris. With Hollywood actresses Jennifer Lawrence, Kirsten Dunst and Kristen Stewart already in town for the label's haute couture show, Stewart's "Twilight" co-star Robert Pattinson queued with models Bella...