Les Arts Decoratifs: Mode et Textile

So my boss sent me back to Les Arts Decoratifs to see the Mode et Textile exhibit and the Galarie des bijoux. She claimed that I missed the magic of the museum- SHE WAS SO RIGHT!

First, I found myself back in Yves dressing room! They had his stuff first on account of his exposition across the Tuileries. The rest of exhibit spanned from 1960s to 1980s in haute-couture. Each designer had a display, presentation of their runway shows, and a storyboard. The haute-couture designs were incroyable! A little costume-y, a lot over the top, but seamlessly fanatastic. Well, except for the fur coat made out of stuffed animals- that was just weird. Some of the big names:

Yves Saint Laurent, Sonia Rykiel, Chloé par Karl Lagerfeld, Kenzo, Thierry Mugler, Comme des Garçons, Chanel par Karl Lagerfeld, Christian Lacroix, Jean Paul Gaultier

My favorite part was the dozens of Parisian fashion students sitting around sketching all of the outfits. They were amazing! I also noticed that the museum holds classes for kids, ages 4-18, to learn about the designers- no wonder everyone here is a fashionista! I read some of the signs and learned that the designers in the 60s wanted to break the traditional molds of fashion for women, in the 70s shake away the barriers between masculine clothes and powerful feminine clothes, and then they just went nuts in the 80s and designed to shock.

After, I headed to the Galarie des Bijoux, Jewelry Gallery, to check out some sparkle. The jewelry is displayed in a completely dark room and is mounted to appear to be floating and glistening in the light. One wall has boxes of jewelry grouped by material such as; plastic, gold, pearl, coral, etc. I left thinking how absolutely fabulous it would be to adorned in haute-couture, lavish diamonds, and walking down Rue de Rivoli.