The originality and refinement of a piece of art is mainly linked to the materials that compose it, the rare pigments, the design and the shape of a model. Then comes the embellishment of the work, by an arrangement of patterns. Here inspired by the animal, floral, geometric universe

  By creating Harper's Bazar magazine in New York in November 1867, the Harper brothers wanted to bring a wide range of content, putting the models of fashion designers in perspective with other creative fields of their time: literature, painting and photography. The illustration of fashion silhouettes on paper had been around for a long time: from the origins of printing, through

In the heart of the gallery rue de la Verrerie, Olivier Saillard invites us to a face-to-face confrontation between the two masters of the cut. Azzedine Alaïa had the opportunity to recover models from Cristobal Balenciaga, when he decided to close his Haute Couture house in 1968 in opposition to the advent of ready-to-wear.

The Guimet Museum regularly presents high-quality exhibitions dedicated to textiles. The heritage it recently inherited gives it the opportunity to repeat this with a selection of creations from the donation of 1,300 pieces from the collection of Lee Young-hee (1936-2018).

The new and vast exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs features a varied and complete universe: shoes. Like any wardrobe element, it has multiple uses, users, shapes and decorations.

Embroidery from the Middle Ages is featured in the Cluny Museum. It is very rare to see such ancient textile works on display. Indeed, fabric is one of the most delicate materials among the heritage of ancient decorative arts.