Louvre Opens 1st Fashion Exhibition

Louvre Holds First Fashion Exhibition, Eyeing New Audiences
The Louvre in Paris opened its first-ever fashion exhibition on Friday, seeking to draw new, younger audiences to the world's most popular museum.
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This dialogue between the history of art, the museum’s collections and a designer’s references plays out across the 9,000 sq metre Louvre Couture exhibition opening January 24 — the museum’s first in its 232-year history to focus on fashion.
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Between medieval tapestries, Byzantine crosses and armchairs of Marie Antoinette, the Louvre exhibits until this summer Dior models, works with volumes of Balenciaga, Louboutin boots and Chanel dresses,
The Louvre Makes a Major Fashion Statement
With the men’s collections in full swing and Couture right around the corner, the Louvre Museum today will unveil “Louvre Couture,” the first major exhibition to place masterworks of modern fashion—and their inspiration—within the broader context of French history and decorative arts.
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