azzedine alaïa, arthur elgort. Freedom.
Arthur Elgort and Grethe Holby Elgort, New York City, 1987. Autumn-Winter collection, 1987 ph. Arthur Elgort
Together, Azzedine Alaïa and Arthur Elgort shaped the 1980s. While the fashion designer was seeing
his ideal woman finally embodied in the streets and by the ever-increasing number of clients,
the photographer was leaving the studios, opening the windows: making the city and its movement
the new setting of his photoshoots. Both actively contributed to the renewal of the representation of a woman becoming more and more assertive, determined, and independent.
Timeless photographs which have become essential to the fashion iconography of the couturier as well
as more secret ones, constitute a unique exhibition in Paris. It is a dedication to photography and fashion, whose revival Alaïa and Elgort orchestrated. The exhibition creates a dialogue between thirty photographs by Arthur Elgort and original models by Azzedine Alaïa.
azzedine alaïa, arthur elgort. Freedom - Video Ilvio Gallo
Models after the Show, Paris, 1986. Spring-Summer collection, 1987 ph. Arthur Elgort
GUIDED TOURS OF THE EXHIBITIONS
The Foundation offers guided tours of the current exhibition at 18 rue de la Verrerie in partnership with the cultural mediation agency Des Mots et des Arts which organizes tours led by professionals specializing in fashion history. They offer visitors an overview of the current exhibition, the life and work of Azzedine Alaïa, as well as the location’s history and architecture.
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