- Title: From the New Look to now: new exhibition showcases 70 years of Dior
- Date: 4th July 2017
- Summary: PARIS, FRANCE (JUNE 23, 2017) (REUTERS) DRESSES ON MANNEQUINS IN EXHIBITION UNDER PREPARATION EXHIBITION UNDER PREPARATION PARIS, FRANCE (JUNE 22, 2017) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) DIOR EXHIBITION CO-CURATOR, OLIVIER GABET, SAYING: "So the idea was to find a kind of rhythm between very quiet moments, where people are able to look at a lot of documents and archives and to know much more about Mr. Dior's life and work, but also the life and work of many of the artistic directors, with a lot of material that are not used to see. And from time to time to have, I mean, breathtaking, groundbreaking installations to remind us that fashion also, it's an art of illusion, a performance, a fantasy, and it's a mix and a balance between the two aspects that makes the originality of the exhibition in my point of view." PARIS, FRANCE (JULY 4, 2017) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF DIOR DRESSES ON MANNEQUINS IN FINAL EXHIBITION LAYOUT WOMAN TAKING PICTURE OF DRESS MANNEQUINS SPARKLY DRESSES ON MANNEQUINS PEOPLE NEXT TO PAINTING LOOKING AT DRESSES PARIS, FRANCE (JUNE 22, 2017) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) DIOR EXHIBITION CO-CURATOR, OLIVIER GABET, SAYING: "Art is, certainly today, very much claimed by many houses of fashion, has a special link with them, which is certainly true for many of them. I would say that for Christian Dior, it's very special because really Christian Dior came to fashion through the lenses of art first. He was an illustrator, he was a dealer, an art dealer, he was an advisor to collectors, he was a friend of many artists." PARIS, FRANCE (JULY 4, 2017) (REUTERS) PEOPLE TAKING PICTURES IN EXHIBITION WOMAN TAKING PICTURE OF DRESSES WOMAN LOOKING AT FLORAL DRESSES PEOPLE TAKING PICTURES OF DIOR DESIGNS BIG PHOTOGRAPH OF CURRENT DIOR CREATIVE DIRECTOR, MARIA GRAZIA CHIURI, BEHIND MANNEQUINS MAN AND WOMAN ENTERING ROOM WITH CHIURI PHOTOGRAPH IN BACKGROUND
- Embargoed: 18th July 2017 16:54
- Keywords: Dior France Paris exhibition Christian Dior Maria Grazia Chiuri Florence Muller Olivier Gabet
- Location: PARIS, FRANCE
- City: PARIS, FRANCE
- Country: France
- Topics: Art,Arts / Culture / Entertainment,Fashion,Human Interest / Brights / Odd News
- Reuters ID: LVA0046OAZI3D
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- Story Text: Paris Museum of Decorative Arts' new exhibition "Christian Dior, designer of dreams" will open its doors to the public on Wednesday (July 5), in celebration of the fashion house's 70th anniversary.
Big names such as Natalie Portman, Cara Delevingne and Gemma Arterton attended a VIP preview on Monday, along with French first lady, Brigitte Macron, and Paris mayor, Anne Hidalgo.
The show traces the history of the house from the iconic designs of founder, Christian Dior, through those by Yves Saint Laurent, John Galliano and Raf Simons to the latest creative director, and first woman, Maria Grazia Chiuri.
Over 300 haute couture dresses designed in the period from 1947 to the present day are exhibited alongside sketches, photographs, manuscripts, works of art and furniture that served as an inspiration for the designers, putting the creations in their cultural context.
The exhibition's curators, Florence Muller and Olivier Gabet -- who is also director of the museum -- brought together works from abroad as well as from the museum's own collection, organised chronologically and thematically.
The museum held a Dior retrospective in 1987 focusing on the house's first ten years. This time, almost 3,000 square metres of exhibition space are dedicated to the exhibition, which runs until January 7, 2018. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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