November
12, 2006 - March 18, 2007
Viktor
& Rolf in "Fashion Show: Paris Collections 2006"
at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Paris is
the undisputed center of the fashion world, and "Fashion
Show:
Paris Collections 2006" demonstrates why fashion remains
a fine art. Featuring runway garments from the spring and fall/winter
collections of ten influential couturiers and designers, the
exhibition explores the ideas and inspirations motivating Paris
fashion today, and why, in an age of globalization and instantaneous
communication, this venerable city remains the fashion capital.
The city
has been a magnet for stylish men and women since the seventeenth
century, but the French fashion industry has evolved considerably
over the centuries—and never more than in the last few
years. Recent assessments of the current state of Paris fashion
have varied widely, with some pundits announcing its death,
and others claiming that it is closer to fine art than ever
before.
The designers
highlighted in this exhibition—Azzedine Alaia, Hussein
Chalayan, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, John Galliano for Christian
Dior, Christian Lacroix, Maison Martin Margiela, Olivier Theyskens
for Rochas, Valentino, Viktor & Rolf, and Yohji Yamamoto—bring
a unique and clear vision to their work, while still maintaining
the high level of craftsmanship for which Paris is justly famous.
Viktor &
Rolf are included in the exhibition with their Ready-to-Wear,
Fall/Winter 2006/07 collection. This collection takes on such
classics as the little black dress, the French trench, and the
crinolined evening dress. The rigidity of these traditional
styles is emphasized in the basket-weave fencing masks originally
worn by the models, as well as by the literal stiffness of various
details--from a bow to an entire bodice--electroplated with
silver, as one might preserve a baby shoe.
Click here
to download the full press release.
Contact:
Kelly Gifford
Tel.: 617-369-3540
kgifford@mfa.org
Mary
Keith
Tel.: 617-369-3448
mkeith@mfa.org
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Avenue of the Arts
465 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
www.mfa.org
