Paris, France —There is Martin Margiela’s fur wig dubbed Bless, haute couture from the 10th anniversary of the house of Christian Lacroix, a golden-horned goddess by Alexander McQueen for the house of Givenchy and Bono on tour wearing a Walter Van Beirendonck t-shirt. These are just a few of the examples of the fashions of 1997 on show at the Palais Galliera, the fashion museum of the City of Paris. The exhibition focuses on the year 1997 which is regarded as a watershed year in the history of contemporary fashion. Concept stores, like Colette emerged on the shopping scene while legendary French houses were taken over by a new generation of British designers with Alexander McQueen at Givenchy and John Galliano at Christian Dior. 

Christian Lacroix, haute couture Fall-Winter 1997 dresses from, ‘My House’ collection (10 years anniversary collection of the Lacroix house). Christian Lacroix Archives. ©Guy Marineau/Christian Lacroix. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette 

Entitled 1997 Fashion Big Bang, the show brings together some 50 fashions from the museum’s own extensive collections along wth loans from museums, international collectors and the fashion houses themselves. The show follows a chronological lay-out and features exceptional archive documents and excellent videos. It was curated by Alexandre Samson head of collections (post 1947) and the contemporary creation departments at the Palais Galleria. Exhibition through July 16th. Special to The Gourmet Gazette. Palais Galliera, Paris Fashion Museum 10, avenue Pierre Ier de Serbie, Paris 75116 See also: https://thegourmetgazette.com/2023/06/12/the-picto-prize-brings-special-surprises-once-again/