Madeleine Vionnet a fashion purist

Madeleine Vionnet a fashion purist

Leading figure of Haute Couture between the two world wars, pioneer in the art of draping, aka « couturier des couturiers », Madeleine Vionnet toppled the codes of women's fashion and today still inspires designers such as Azzedine Alaïa, Issey Miyake, Yohji Yamamoto or John Galliano.
Exit corsets, and tiny waists à la Scarlett O'Hara, natural shapes are the new fashion game in town!

It is thanks to her donation in 1952 to the Musée des Arts Décoratifs that you can, for the very first time in Paris, discover the masterpieces of her world renown work of which so little has been been revealed. Dresses, patron canvases, photographs, personal works...the first Parisian retrospective paying homage to Madeleine Vionnet will be complete and a must-see!

« Madeleine Vionnet, puriste de la mode » from 24 June 2009 to 31 January 2010
Full rate fee: 8EUR

Tuesday to Friday from 11am to 6pm - last ticket sold at 5:30 pm
Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 6pm - last ticket sold at 5:30 pm
on Thursday: late opening until 9pm - last ticket sold at 8:30 pm
Closed on Monday