Azzedine alaia

This fashion exhibition in Paris reveals the intimate Africa of a master couturier in 50 silhouettes.

Memories turned into silhouettes. From July 7, 2026 to January 4, 2027, the Azzedine Alaïa Foundation stages an exhibition that explores the deep ties between the designer and Africa, through around fifty creations and previously unseen photographs by Peter Beard.

This two-part fashion exhibition, a marquee event, has been extended until mid-May 2026 — our photos

Since November 20, 2025, the Dior Gallery has been hosting an entirely new exhibition bringing together more than a hundred pieces from Azzedine Alaïa’s collection. Extended to May 17, 2026, this event echoes a second exhibition presented at the Azzedine Alaïa Foundation from December 1, 2025, and on view until June 21, 2026. Together, these two showcases celebrate the captivating dialogue between Dior and Alaïa, while highlighting the Tunisian couturier’s deep admiration for the mythical New Look.

Azzedine Alaïa. De silence sculpté: the Azzedine Alaïa Foundation's new fashion exhibition

Under its historic glass roof, the Fondation Azzedine Alaïa presents the fashion exhibition "Azzedine Alaïa. De silence sculpté", a tribute to the Summer-Autumn 2003 collection, which marked the couturier's comeback after eleven years of silence. Upstairs, it is enhanced by Bruce Weber's black-and-white photographs, which delicately capture the volumes and reinvented femininity of each creation.

Fashion Icons: we saw the free exhibition of the original Birkin bag at Sotheby's Paris

Sotheby's Paris unveils the very first Birkin bag, designed for Jane Birkin in 1984, at the "Fashion Icons" exhibition from July 3 to 9, 2025, prior to its auction on July 10. A unique piece to be discovered without delay!

Azzedine Alaïa / Thierry Mugler: the Azzedine Alaïa Foundation fashion exhibition - extensions

The Fondation Azzedine Alaïa opens its doors to a cutting-edge new fashion exhibition, "Connivences artistiques: Azzedine Alaïa, Thierry Mugler", from March 3 to August 31, 2025. Join us in the Marais district of Paris to admire this couture face-off between two masters of the silhouette, with millimetric cuts, sculptural glamour and hand-sewn friendship.

Alaïa/Kuramata, lightness in creation: the Azzedine Alaïa Foundation fashion and design exhibition - final days

Fashion and design meet at the Fondation Azzedine Alaïa's new exhibition, "Alaïa/Kuramata, la légèreté en création", from June 24, 2024 to February 16, 2025.

Alaïa/Grès, the fabulous fashion exhibition at the Fondation Azzedine Alaïa extended again

The Alaïa/Grès Beyond Fashion exhibition brings together for the first time Madame Grès and Azzedine Alaïa, two legendary dress sculptors, at the Fondation Azzedine Alaïa. Discover 60 masterful creations, celebrating the timeless art of couture, from September 11, 2023 to May 20, 2024.

Café Restaurant Azzedine Alaïa: Italian couture cuisine in the fashion designer's foundation

The Café-Restaurant de la Fondation Azzedine Alaïa offers an exceptional culinary experience in the heart of the Marais district. Hidden just a stone's throw from the BHV, under an elegant glass roof, this haven of peace harmoniously blends couture and Italian gastronomic delights. For lunch, chef Ivan Schenatti's weekly market menu reveals a tasty journey to the lands of the Botte, creating a gourmet interlude in the stylish, arty world of the iconic fashion designer.

Azzedine Alaïa, couturier collectionneur: a new fashion exhibition at the Palais Galliera

Share Azzedine Alaïa's passion for fashion history with the Palais Galliera's new exhibition "Azzedine Alaïa, couturier collectionneur"! From September 27, 2023 to January 21, 2024, the fashion museum will unveil for the first time 140 exceptional pieces from the couturier's collection, illustrating the evolution of fashion through the ages.

Azzedine Alaïa Bookshop: unique fashion books in the home of the great couturier

Rue de la Verrerie, in the historic home of Azzedine Alaïa, has just opened a bookshop, a stone's throw from the gallery exhibiting the great couturier's work. The perfect place to find that fashion book you've been looking for!

"Azzedine Alaïa, Arthur Elgort. En liberté", the fashion & photo exhibition at the Fondation Azzedine Alaïa

The Azzedine Alaïa Foundation unveils its forthcoming fashion photography exhibition entitled "Azzedine Alaïa, Arthur Elgort. En liberté", on view from January 23 to August 20, 2023. A black-and-white epic illustrating the renewed representation of women, now assertive and independent, through snapshots filled with immediacy and joy! Last days ...

Alaïa afore Alaïa – the retrospective exhibition about the designer at the Azzedine Alaïa Foundation

Sculptural, sublimating and mysterious, so is perceived Azzedine Alaïa’s work. The retrospective exhibition “Alaïa afore Alaïa” returns on the key moments of the designer’s style’s genesis, from his fulfilling meetings and experiences to his iconic and unchangeable creations, to discover until December 31, 2022, at the Azzedine Alaïa Foundation.