The Azzedine Alaïa exhibition at the Palais Galliera, will close on January 26, 2014. There’s just one month left to go to this sublime retrospective of the Franco-Tunisian designer. For the first time in Paris, a selection of 70 models retraces the couturier’s creative journey.
After studying sculpture in Tunis, Azzedine Alaïa made his mark in the fashion world by dressing the greatest names in a Parisian atelier. Encouraged by his friend Thierry Mugler, he presented his first collection in 1979. His particularity: modeling women’s bodies like a sculptor, playing with materials. The use of leather made his creations unique and became his trademark.
Azzedine Alaïa is one of the few to have mastered every stage in the creation of a garment: tracing a pattern, drawing on canvas the shapes and volumes he has in mind, cutting, sewing and taming fabrics. His work stands the test of time. For him, a garment should last, not fade away at the end of a season. His independence in a highly codified world shone through, and in 1985 he was awarded two Oscars for Fashion in Paris.
At the Palais Galliera, Azzedine Alaïa’s exceptional dresses are on show in a scenography by designer Martin Szekely. An exhibition that blends fashion and art, just like the couturier’s career. A must-see jewel!
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