THE MUSEUM OF LACE AND FASHION…
…is hosting an exhibition on the creations of Anne Valérie Hash, an iconic fashion designer on the French scene, one of the few fashion houses to receive the prestigious Haute Couture label. This exhibition — the first dedicated to her in France – takes a look at her first 13 years of designing. It is not so much a retrospective as an exploration of a world still under construction. Around one hundred models, unique garments, videos and exclusive documents reveal a stylistic vocabulary and offer an analysis of the creative process. With the exception of loans from the Palais Galliera — Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris, the pieces originate from the personal archives of the Maison Anne Valérie Hash.
CRAYONNER (to sketch) means « to trace a drawing in pencil; to cover a surface with pencil lines, drawings and in particular doodles; to write something in haste ». The exhibition Décrayonner details the creative act of a fashion designer who does not tackle her couture with a pencil but rather with scissors and needle. This will involve no sketch or draft, but garments and fabrics. And where drawn lines do exist, these are executed in tailor’s chalk.
INFORMATIONS
MUSEUM OF LACE AND FASHION
135 quai du Commerce, 62100 Calais
T. + 33 (0)3 21 00 42 30 — www.cite-dentelle.fr
cite-dentelle@mairie-calais.fr
Open daily, except Tuesdays. From 10am to 6pm. Closed on the 1st of May.
