Alber Elbaz gets the museum treatment in Israel
Michal Herzog, the First Lady of Israel, was among the dignitaries who attended a vernissage on Monday evening of "Alber Elbaz: The Dream Factory" at the Design Museum Holon.
What is being billed as the most comprehensive exhibition to date on the late Israeli designer - and one of the most complex and expensive ever mounted at the 12-year-old institution - opens to the public Thursday and closes February 25.
It will take over the "Love Brings Love" showcase of 46 tribute looks by top designers, made in the following Elbaz's death from COVID-19 in April 2021 and gave a dedicated exhibition earlier this year at the Palais Galliera in Paris. Participating designers included Dior, Gucci, Balenciaga, Louis Vuitton, Balmain and Versace.
Related GalleriesThe Design Museum Holon came up with a new multimedia format for these dresses, but the scope of the whole the exhibition is much broader: it mixes sketches, archival documents, personal objects, video clips and never-before-seen photos to delve into the story of Elbaz's life, tracing it from his place of birth in Morocco and his childhood home of Holon to the top of Paris fashion firmament.
Tribute looks from Ralph Lauren, Rick Owens and others on display in Holon, Israel. ELAD SARIG PHOTOGRAPH"This is a celebration of Alber's life and accomplishments, as well as his personality "said curator Ya'ara Keydar. in an interview on Zoom. "You experience that person and not just their creations."
More than 100 outfits are displayed amid rolls of colorful fabrics, reams of ribbons, confetti heart-shaped, vintage mirrors and photo sets of racing flags with popping flashes.
Most of Elbaz's designs are from AZ Factory, the new fashion brand he created in joint venture with Compagnie Financière Richemont, while the extent of her fashion career is depicted in photos. Elbaz worked behind the scenes at Geoffrey Beene in New York, before designing for Guy Laroche, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Krizia Top and Lanvin.
The organizers were careful not to call the exhibition a retrospective, quoting a quote from Elbaz : "The only thing I don't do is summarize. I don't do retrospectives."
Michal Herzog, the First Lady of Israel, was among the dignitaries who attended a vernissage on Monday evening of "Alber Elbaz: The Dream Factory" at the Design Museum Holon.
What is being billed as the most comprehensive exhibition to date on the late Israeli designer - and one of the most complex and expensive ever mounted at the 12-year-old institution - opens to the public Thursday and closes February 25.
It will take over the "Love Brings Love" showcase of 46 tribute looks by top designers, made in the following Elbaz's death from COVID-19 in April 2021 and gave a dedicated exhibition earlier this year at the Palais Galliera in Paris. Participating designers included Dior, Gucci, Balenciaga, Louis Vuitton, Balmain and Versace.
Related GalleriesThe Design Museum Holon came up with a new multimedia format for these dresses, but the scope of the whole the exhibition is much broader: it mixes sketches, archival documents, personal objects, video clips and never-before-seen photos to delve into the story of Elbaz's life, tracing it from his place of birth in Morocco and his childhood home of Holon to the top of Paris fashion firmament.
Tribute looks from Ralph Lauren, Rick Owens and others on display in Holon, Israel. ELAD SARIG PHOTOGRAPH"This is a celebration of Alber's life and accomplishments, as well as his personality "said curator Ya'ara Keydar. in an interview on Zoom. "You experience that person and not just their creations."
More than 100 outfits are displayed amid rolls of colorful fabrics, reams of ribbons, confetti heart-shaped, vintage mirrors and photo sets of racing flags with popping flashes.
Most of Elbaz's designs are from AZ Factory, the new fashion brand he created in joint venture with Compagnie Financière Richemont, while the extent of her fashion career is depicted in photos. Elbaz worked behind the scenes at Geoffrey Beene in New York, before designing for Guy Laroche, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Krizia Top and Lanvin.
The organizers were careful not to call the exhibition a retrospective, quoting a quote from Elbaz : "The only thing I don't do is summarize. I don't do retrospectives."
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