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Fashion & Decorative Arts

Paris fashion museums, Palais Galliera exhibits, Musée des Arts décoratifs (MAD), haute couture designers

General view of the Salon de Monsieur, Exhibition Day in the Eighteenth Century-A Parisian Townhouse/Mansion Musée des Arts décoratifs MAD

MAD’s Exhibition of A Day in an 18th century Mansion is Extended

“A Day in the Eighteenth Century: Chronicle of a Parisian Townhouse” is now extended until October 4
by Colleen's Paris July 15, 2026
Exhibitions & ArtFashion & Decorative Arts written by Colleen's Paris

The exhibition, “A Day in the Eighteenth Century: Chronicle of a Parisian Townhouse” extended until October 4 (instead of July 5), 2026. Two guided visits in English available July 18 and August 22 (only 20 spaces in each).

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July 15, 2026 0 comments
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Bathtub in the style of a chaise long, second half 18th century, bath heater, painting "Woman at her toilette", 1760 Guillaume Voiriot; "Fauteuil à coiffer" (Styling armchair known as the "toilette" 1775. The rattan was supple, light and rot-proof and used tin bathing and dining rooms. "Boîte à mouches" boxes for beauty spots, curling iron, hair curlerExhibition Day in the Eighteenth Century-A Parisian Townhouse/Mansion Musée des Arts décoratifs MAD

A Day in the Life of an 18th-Century Parisian Aristocratic Family

Explore a Paris Mansion at the Musée des Arts décoratifs
by Colleen's Paris May 3, 2026
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In an 18th-century Paris mansion, what was the toilette? Did husbands and wives share a bedroom? What did daily underwear look like? Why did men wear bonnets or caps in their own home? When were street signs made obligatory? What are the hidden meanings behind a lady’s fan? These are …

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May 3, 2026 1 comment
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Louvre façade 1925-2025 One Hundred Years Cents Ans of Art Déco Une Journée au XVIII Siècle Exhibitions Musée des Arts décoratifs Paris

Celebrating 100 Years (Cent Ans) of Art Déco 1925-2025

Eternal Parisian Influence and the Orient Express
by Colleen's Paris March 11, 2026
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Recent exhibitions have shown me just how much Art Déco shaped the world. Visit with me the “1925-2025 Cent Ans d’Art Déco” exhibition at MAD to see how this movement took over the world. From cinema and architecture to department stores and even the Paris Metro; its geometric influence is …

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MAD Musée des arts décoratifs boutique fabric, Paul Poiret photo, Paul Poiret La Mode est une Fête exhibition catalog

From Corsets to Art Déco: Paul Poiret’s Fashion Revolution

by Colleen's Paris December 10, 2025
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One of the Musée des Arts décoratifs exhibitions is devoted to Paul Poiret. The caftan, dress and jacket designs for everyday wear foreshadowed the farewell to the corset. He was central to the evolution of taste in clothing and the art de vivre and known as the “King of Fashion”. …

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Portrait Countess Greffulhe wearing the "robe aux lys" 1896 Worth Exhibition Petit Palais 2025

When the House of Worth Dictated Fashion

OR why haute couture is not a French invention
by Colleen's Paris June 25, 2025
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Two things to know about French fashion: Haute couture is not a French invention and word of mouth launched the reputation of an artist. The Petit Palais presents Worth – Inventer la haute couture (House of Worth – Inventing Haute Couture) until September 7, 2025. This is a four generational …

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Azzedine Alaïa (2017-2018) Observers of the black dress and girl in pink Louvre Couture Exhibition

Louvre Couture, Art and fashion

Where Fashion is Art
by Colleen's Paris May 2, 2025
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When in Paris, follow your instincts. Guaranteed you end up seeing and learning more than you bargained for! With two treasure maps from the Louvre, I followed their methodical approach to see an exhibition. “Louvre Couture – Objets d’art, objets de mode” (until July 21, 2025) gives the word “exhibition” …

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May 2, 2025 0 comments
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Stairs and entry to exhibition Elsa Schiaparelli Shocking MAD ColleensParis

Shocking! Surrealist Schiaparelli at MAD – Paris

by Colleen's Paris August 24, 2022
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When is a fashion house a walking art gallery? When your audacious mentor is fashion designer, Paul Poiret, and two of your contemporary artist friends are surrealists, Man Ray and Salvador Dali. When you walk up the stairs of the Musée des Arts décoratifs (MAD) toward the rays of sunshine, prepare …

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Image two dresses and coat dress Henri Matisse (The Dance) Black and White YSL colleensparis.com

Exploring the Musée de l’Art moderne and YSL

by Colleen's Paris April 6, 2022
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What happens when your tour guide does not show up at the art museum? You become the beholder of the beauty on your own: Couturier art, painted art, creative food art and chocolate art. When the guide did not show up, a group of us walked into the Musée d’Art …

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The sign that impressioned Louboutin to work with heels

Christian Louboutin Exhibition(iste)

by Colleen's Paris September 13, 2020
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For Christian Louboutin, “a shoe has so much more to offer than just to walk”. The fashion designer visited to the Museum of African and Oceanian Arts. For this exhibition, he was inspired by a sign forbidding patrons to wear high heels because of the delicate mosaic tile floor.

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