Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion manifesto
Chanel, evening dress, haute couture circa 1935 - Collection Azzedine Alaïa Foundation @Photo by Power Station of Art, Shanghai
This exhibition is the first retrospective devoted to the work of Gabrielle Chanel in China.
In the early twentieth century, the time when excessively decorative styles dominated the world of western women's fashion, Gabrielle Chanel created garments characterised by minimalism and precision. She revolutionised the world of Haute Couture, liberating the bodies of her contemporaries with what amounted to a fashion manifesto.
More than 200 pieces from the Palais Galliera collections and Patrimoine de CHANEL, from international museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of New York, the Arizona State University FIDM Museum in Los Angeles, the Musée des Arts décoratifs and the Azzedine Alaïa Foundation in Paris.
Curated by Miren Arzalluz and Véronique Belloir.
Chanel, evening dress, haute couture circa 1935 - Collection Azzedine Alaïa Foundation @Photo by Power Station of Art, Shanghai