Everyone has a thing for clothing, because we wear it on a daily basis. Nowadays a lot of fashion is focused on wearability, comfort and designer labels. The aesthetics have changed over the centuries, but fashion and its history is always fascinating to watch. To quench the fashion thirst, fashion exhibitions are always a crowd ...
Art is often shown at a distance without possibility to touch, because of security or a barrier. In the Rijksmuseumtuinen stand a dozen figures of Jean Dubuffet on fields of green. These vibrant coloured sculptures invite you to come closer or walk around to see every angle. During a tour, the curator explained that the French ...
Two bright red walls filled with Vogue covers on the upper floor of Somerset House, what do they have in common? On these magazines, all the stylish hairdos are created by master hairstylist Sam McKnight. Hair by Sam McKnight is the major exhibition celebrating the hairstylist’s 40-year career from the late 1970s to the current day. Known for ...
Love at first sight was my encounter with Peter Lindbergh’s work. As one of the pioneers of current fashion photography, the 71-year old photographer has a solo exhibition “A Different Vision on Fashion Photography” in de Kunsthal Rotterdam. Like a visual behind-the-scenes story from idea to production and postproduction, this exhibition takes you through decades of ...
The Victoria & Albert Museum's latest fashion exhibition “Undressed: A Brief History of Underwear” explores the fascinating history of Western underwear, showing over 200 garments for women and men from historical 1750 to present. This visual history also reflects the changing attitude towards morality, body shape ideals, sex, and gender. Sometimes foundation is used as a secret ...
London's National Portrait Gallery is featuring a retrospective of photographer William Eggleston. This exhibition showcases more than 100 works of Eggleston’s long career from the 1950s up to the present day. The American artist is usually referred to as the father of colour photography. The self-taught pioneer captures every day life in his hometown of Memphis, ...
It has been exactly 100 years ago since American artist Georgia O’Keeffe first showed her work at 291 Gallery in New York. She is considered one of the most celebrated and influential painters of the 20th Century. For me a perfect chance to get to know the works of O’Keeffe better in Tate Modern in ...
The Institute of Contemporary Arts in London supports radical culture. Currently the limelight shines on Judy Blame, accessories designer, art director and fashion stylist. Blame’s first solo exhibition with curated art works looks like a 3-D scrap style book with clothing, jewellery, fashion editorials, montage of artifacts, collages, sketchbooks and installations. Badges, buttons, keys, safety pins, ...
Flipping through old Vogues and photo books in my mum’s house, I paused at one beautiful picture by German photographer Helmut Newton (Berlin, 1920 - West Hollywood, 2004). A model wearing a tuxedo by Yves Saint-Laurent, standing alone in a Parisian dim lit street is an iconic fashion image for many of us. This black ...
Every time I visit the Modemuseum Hasselt, I always get inspired by their choice of fashion theme. This season fashion journalist, photographer and designer Filep Motwary collaborates with this museum for the “Haute-à-Porter” exhibition as a curator. This expo shows a visual history of haute couture and prêt- à -porter of the last 30 years. More ...
