Haute Couture, a French heritage invented by an Englishman Charles Frederic Worth, back in the late 1800s. For those of you who still do not know much about the term, it is basically the perfection of making a garment, in today's standard, the creation remains one of a kind and is mostly embroidered. Worth opened his first boutique devoted to "création de modèles pour des clientes particulières (styles created for special clients)" and invented the term "haute couture" in 1858. And in 1911, the Parisian Haute Couture Chamber Syndical was then born to regulate this particular profession where a clear distinction between an "Atelier Tailleur" - a suiting atelier where stiff and heavy fabrics are used to make garments and an "Atelier Flou" - a dress atelier where drapery, light and sheer fabrics are used. Organized by the French fashion museum Musée Galliera (see our post on this institution here), the exhibition allows you to admire memorable pieces from the histories of the house of Poiret, Balenciaga, Schiaparelli, Balmain, Yves Saint Laurent, Chanel, Dior, Mugler, Carven and many others. It brings you back in time to what the fashion trend was in the previous century as well in the present day and to live a dream of some rich and famous can afford. You can check it out until July 6th, 2013.
Hôtel de Ville
Salle St Jean
5 rue de Lobau 75004 PARIS
T. +33 (0)1 42 76 51 53
(M) Hôtel de Ville on line 1
Everyday except Sun and holidays from 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
Entrance: free
The exhibition curator Olivier Saillard talking about the history of haute couture
Photo/Video sources: mairiedeparis
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