"Sack-back Gown and skirt, circa 1775-1780". CC0 Palais Galliera / Paris Musées
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Fashion in the 18th Century. A Fantasized Legacy
14/03/2026 - 12/07/2026
Palais Galliera - musée de la mode de la ville de Paris
10 Avenue Pierre 1er de Serbie
75116 Paris
www.palaisgalliera.paris.fr/
The Palais Galliera is hosting an exhibition titled Fashion in the 18th Century. A Fantasized Legacy that looks at the characteristics of women’s fashion during the Age of Enlightenment and its numerous reinterpretations throughout fashion history up until the present day. Often perceived as a distant, even dusty epoch, the eighteenth century nevertheless constitutes a major stage in the evolution of the female appearance that continues to influence the world of fashion and popular culture today.
Bringing together over seventy silhouettes, accompanied by fashion accessories, textiles, graphic arts, and photographs, the exhibition highlights masterpieces like Queen Marie Antoinette’s corset. Visitors can also compare the silhouettes of the eighteenth-century with those of later centuries, through a selection of iconic contemporary pieces from the collections of Chanel, Christian Dior, Louis Vuitton, Christian Lacroix, Vivienne Westwood, Dries van Noten…
Looking at three centuries of creation, the Palais Galliera examines the extent to which eighteenth-century fashion has been reinterpreted, between historical heritage, aesthetic fantasy, and creative freedom.
14/03/2026 - 12/07/2026
Palais Galliera - musée de la mode de la ville de Paris
10 Avenue Pierre 1er de Serbie
75116 Paris
www.palaisgalliera.paris.fr/
The Palais Galliera is hosting an exhibition titled Fashion in the 18th Century. A Fantasized Legacy that looks at the characteristics of women’s fashion during the Age of Enlightenment and its numerous reinterpretations throughout fashion history up until the present day. Often perceived as a distant, even dusty epoch, the eighteenth century nevertheless constitutes a major stage in the evolution of the female appearance that continues to influence the world of fashion and popular culture today.
Bringing together over seventy silhouettes, accompanied by fashion accessories, textiles, graphic arts, and photographs, the exhibition highlights masterpieces like Queen Marie Antoinette’s corset. Visitors can also compare the silhouettes of the eighteenth-century with those of later centuries, through a selection of iconic contemporary pieces from the collections of Chanel, Christian Dior, Louis Vuitton, Christian Lacroix, Vivienne Westwood, Dries van Noten…
Looking at three centuries of creation, the Palais Galliera examines the extent to which eighteenth-century fashion has been reinterpreted, between historical heritage, aesthetic fantasy, and creative freedom.