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Sensual, all in subtle curves, the back is revealed only after the entry of a beau- tiful, refined neckline waiting to unveil and has more charm.
Photographer Jeanloup Sieff has made women’s backs the main subject of his iconic black and white shots immortalized in the most daring clothes of many stylists. Guy Laroche’s famous cult black dress worn by the lovely Mireille Darc, Yves Saint Laurent’s lace back, Thierry Mugler’s winged dress, and Jean Paul Gaultier’s two-sided corsets are all inescapable examples of this myth. thus unveiled.
The back often hides behind the front monastic rigor to reinforce its effect of surprise and, consequently, its disturbing and erotic seduction.
Carved, embroidered, unveiled, adorned, tattooed with messages, the designers of McQueen in Yamamoto compete with ingenuity to sublimate this so divinized back that delights the star to the most scandalous décolletés.
«Dos à la Mode» is an original invitation to discover the history of women’s fashion in an elegant monumental scenography where Haute-Couture and sculptures dialogue marvellously.
BACK SIDE / BACK IN FASHION Until November 17, 2019 Exhibition outside the walls of the Palais Galliera - Bourdelle Museum - Paris XV www.bourdelle.paris.fr www.palaisgalliera.paris.fr
Galliera - Backside
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