The exhibition “La mode en modèles” on view from November 6, 2024
to February 26, 2025, presents a selection from the museum’s collection
of photographic deposits of fashion models. More than one hundred
photographs, drawings, films, and haute couture dresses provide
an overview of Parisian fashion creation during the Roaring Twenties, from
1917 to 1939. These often overlooked images, crucial to the legal protection
of fashion houses, offer a detailed look at the work of major couturiers, from
the Callot sisters to Jeanne Paquin, from Jeanne Lanvin to Elsa Schiaparelli,
including Madeleine Vionnet and Jean Patou. They allow us to trace the
evolution of fashion innovation and aesthetics during this iconic period.