Paul Poiret was the self-proclaimed “King of Fashion” in early 20th-century Paris. His designs helped make fashion an art form, freeing women’s bodies from corsets with fantastical garments ...

His legacy is now being documented in a new exhibition, “Worth: Inventing Haute Couture,” running until September 7 at the Petit Palais art museum in Paris.

Widely credited by historians as the “father of haute couture,” Worth was the first designer to be known by his name, and not by who wore his clothes. He gained international acclaim and ...

Deriving from a Parisian design fair 100 years ago, "Art Deco" rose up out of the ashes of World War One, bringing confidence, prosperity, very big parties and new, instantly recognisable bold ...

In its mid-20th-Century heyday, it also hosted gigs by The Beatles, Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Dusty Springfield, Chuck Berry and the Rolling Stones – before closing in 2003. More like this : ...

The story of Art Deco architecture begins on April 28, 1925, when one of the most important exhibitions in the history of modern design and applied arts threw open its doors. The Exposition ...

The Art Deco Society of Los Angeles is hosting an exhibit and soiree in L.A.'s swankiest 1920s penthouse on World Art ... Los Angeles Magazine and Hulu's 'Mid-Century Modern' Celebrate Pride 2025.

Art Deco may be hard to define, but you know it when you see it. Its architecture is at once angular—associated with shapes such as chevrons and triangles—and arcs.

The distinctive look of Art Deco originated in France in the early 20th century but, as Burke says, quickly spread around the world. New York City's iconic Chrysler Building was opened in 1930 ...

Art history and haute couture are united in a spell-binding showcase that forms a fashion trail through the Musée du Louvre’s Department of Decorative Arts. By Lee Sharrock , Contributor.

Between two arm reliquaries sit a pair of gloves, made of glazed and velvet lambskin, by Hermès, from the spring-summer 1996 collection (In Paris, fom January 20, 2025).