Schiaparelli goes literal
Schiaparelli opened its 'Fashion Becomes Art' exhibition on March 25, framing couture pieces as contemporary artworks rather than commercial clothes (x.com). The show lands amid a broader Paris Fashion Week conversation this week about runway-programmes mixing contemporary art and designer presentations—Maison de l’Amérique Latine even hosted an art-and-designer showcase earlier in March ( ).
A press preview and a star-studded gala took place on March 25 ahead of the public opening, with photographers filing images from the V&A’s invited viewings that day. (wtvbam.com) The museum lists the public Sainsbury Gallery opening for Saturday, March 28, 2026, and timed-entry tickets are priced at £28 on weekdays and £30 at weekends. (vam.ac.uk) The V&A’s official press release frames the run as a spring-to-autumn show — the institution’s announcement gives the exhibition period as 21 March to 1 November 2026 and says the display comprises “over 200 objects.” Curatorial credit goes to Sonnet Stanfill, Lydia Caston and Rosalind McKeever, who worked with the museum and the house on exhibition design and research. (ww.fashionnetwork.com) The programme places archive standouts — the Skeleton dress and the Tears dress — alongside artworks and objects from Surrealist collaborators, and the V&A listing highlights items such as Salvador Dalí’s Lobster Telephone and works by Picasso and Man Ray on display. (vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com) Organisers also position the show as a survey from Elsa Schiaparelli to the house’s current era under Daniel Roseberry, and press coverage notes the gallery pairs historical couture with recent celebrity-worn pieces by the house. (vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com) The Schiaparelli opening arrives amid a season in Paris where runways and contemporary art exhibitions have intentionally overlapped — Maison de l’Amérique Latine staged an international art-and-design showcase that opened on March 6 during Paris Fashion Week activity. (menafn.com)
