Five fashion exhibitions that will conquer the whole world in 2024

A new year means new exhibitions coming to museums around the world, and 2024 promises plenty of shows for fashion fans. On the agenda are exhibitions dedicated to the world of Barbie, supermodel Naomi Campbell and Japanese fashion designer Yuima Nakazato. From Paris to London to New York, here are five fashion exhibitions you can see in 2024.

'Sleeping Beauties: The Awakening of Fashion' at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

This is perhaps the most anticipated fashion event each year and, in 2024, it will be dedicated to the 'Sleeping Beauties'. The spring exhibition at the Met's Costume Institute in New York will “reawaken” masterpieces from its immense collection, including a host of historical pieces, through an immersive sensory staging. In the absence of being able to use them, these Sleeping Beauties, sometimes very fragile, if not damaged, will be presented in various forms through immersive and creative activations made possible, in particular, thanks to artificial intelligence. They are designed “to transmit the smells, sounds, textures and movements of garments that can no longer interact directly with the body,” explains the famous New York museum.

'Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion' – May 10 to September 2, 2024 – The Met, New York, USA

Yuima Nakazato: Beyond Haute Couture at La Cité de la Dentelle et de la Mode, Calais, France

Head to northern France to discover the work of avant-garde Japanese designer Yuima Nakazato, from June 15, 2024 to January 5, 2025, at the La Cité de la Dentelle et de la Mode museum in Calais. In a show designed in collaboration with the designer, the exhibition will focus on around 50 fashion pieces from her couture collections created between 2016 and 2024, supported by photographs, accessories, sketches, material samples and videos. This exhibition will focus on both the Japanese designer's creations and his favorite themes, such as nature and Eastern and Western crafts, as well as his innovative manufacturing processes, from 3D printing to the development of textile fibers from bacteria. fermented.

'Yuima Nakazato: Beyond Couture' – June 15, 2024 to January 5, 2025 – La Cité de la Dentelle et de la Mode, Calais, France.

'NAOMI' at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK

After exhibitions celebrating Gabrielle Chanel, then the divas who marked the history of music and cinema, the South Kensington museum's latest fashion-themed exhibition pays tribute to one of the most recognized supermodels of recent decades, Naomi Campbell. Starting June 22, 2024, visitors to the V&A in London will be able to admire a hundred looks, as well as objects and accessories, created by Alexander McQueen, Azzedine Alaïa, Chanel, Gianni and Donatella Versace, Jean Paul Gaultier, John Galliano, Kenneth Ize and Yves Saint Laurent, selected to cover the supermodel's 40-year career. The exhibition will also look at her creative collaborations, her influence on culture, and her activism.

'NAOMI' – June 22, 2024 to April 6, 2025 – V&A Museum, London, United Kingdom.

'Barbie: The Exhibition' at the Design Museum, London, UK

On March 9, 1959, Ruth Handler presented the first Barbie, a doll that, 65 years later, has become a global icon. Whoever thought that the pink wave driven by the recent film dedicated to the doll could be subsiding, can be sure that the Design Museum in London will dedicate an exhibition to Barbie starting July 5, 2024. From the famous Dream House of Barbie to her cars, motorhomes and airplanes, without forgetting her countless outfits, the history of the most famous doll in the world will be explored through the lens of design, touching on fashion, architecture and furniture. In fact, the exhibition will likely appeal not only to fans of the pop culture icon, as rare objects from archives, loans and acquisitions will be on display.

'Barbie: The Exhibition': July 5, 2024 – February 23, 2025 at The Design Museum, London, UK.

'Fashion in motion' [‘Fashion on the Move’] at the Galliera Palace, Paris, France

Until September 7, 2025, the Palais Galliera in Paris will trace the history of fashion from the 18th century to the present day, bringing together garments created for everyday wear with outfits designed for physical activity and sport. The exhibition is a reminder that all eyes will be on Paris this summer for the Olympic Games. A total of 200 creations will be exhibited that will allow visitors to (re)discover, explore and question the masculinization of women's clothing and the arrival of sportswear in the everyday wardrobe. The exhibition is scheduled to take place in three phases: the first will end on March 15, the second will run from April 20, 2024 to January 5, 2025 and the third from February 8 to September 7, 2025.

'Moving mode' [‘Fashion on the Move’] It will run until September 7, 2025 at the Palais Galliera, Paris, France.