Fashion & style—This season, Nicolas Ghesquière presents his Louis Vuitton Women's Fall-Winter 2021 collection at the prestigious Louvre on 10 March 2021.
Former fortress and Royal Parisian Palace, the Louvre, was originally built in 1190 and later opened to the public in 1793, becoming the world’s most visited art museum. This season, Nicolas Ghesquière presents his Louis Vuitton Women’s Fall-Winter 2021 collection at the prestigious Louvre on 10 March 2021.
Art & design—From the estate of the late British painter Jean Jones, comes a virtual exhibition that will focus on the relationship between art and mental health.
From the estate of the late British painter Jean Jones – once dubbed the next van Gogh – comes a virtual exhibition that will focus on the relationship between art and mental health. Produced in collaboration with the Perspective Project, the exhibition will explore the painter’s own struggles with bipolar disorder, as part of a broader interrogation of the pervasive and problematically glamorised trope of the “tortured genius”.
Education—This year WOW will be bringing the festival to us, with over 30 digital events and workshops.
Each March Women of the World holds its UK festival at the Southbank Centre, London. This year WOW will be bringing the festival to us, with over 30 digital events and workshops led by WOW Founder and Director Jude Kelly and entrepreneur India Martin. In celebration of International Women’s Day, this year focuses on recognising the obstacles faced by women, girls and non-binary people as a result of recent global events.
Fashion & style—The emerging Austrian designer Florentina Leitner has debuted her forthcoming AW21/22 collection with “The Royal Leitners”.
The emerging Austrian designer Florentina Leitner has debuted her forthcoming AW21/22 collection with “The Royal Leitners” – a short fashion film directed by fellow Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp alumni, Athos Burez. The film follows the Leitner family through a series of surrealist vignettes, set over a pulsating gothic, arcade-tinged soundtrack. This baroque fever dream provides the perfect setting for Leitner to showcase her twisted, floral designs.
Fashion & style—TOD’s Academy has collaborated with prestigious art school Central Saint Martins on a project designed to promote young talent in the fashion industry.
Bastion of artisanal Italian craftsmanship TOD’s Academy has collaborated with prestigious art school Central Saint Martins on a project designed to promote young talent in the fashion industry. Working closely with the course director of CSM’s MA fashion programme, Fabio Piras, TOD’s has challenged 35 CSM design students to put their own spin on the brand’s most iconic pieces. To aid the completion of the project, each student has been partnered up with one of a glittering roster of industry mentors. Their work can now be viewed digitally as part of London Fashion Week.
Fashion & style—Nicky Zimmermann's Fall 21 collection is a nostalgic spectacle of vibrant colours, bold prints and musical pop art, with a modern twist.
In a callback to her own coming of age as a child growing up watching music television in Sydney in the 70s and 80s, creative director Nicky Zimmermann’s Fall 21 collection is a nostalgic spectacle of vibrant colours, bold prints and musical pop art, with a modern twist. At a time when live music is so deeply missed, this collection carries with it a dose of optimism that one day, in the not too distant future, we will all dance again.
Music & performance—The UK’s foremost dance house Sadler’s Wells has collaborated with BBC Arts to produce Dancing Nation.
The UK’s foremost dance house Sadler’s Wells has collaborated with BBC Arts to produce Dancing Nation. This three-part celebration of diversity in dance features a variety of works new and old from the likes of Matthew Bourne, English National Ballet and Akram Khan, along with a series of interviews and BTS clips. The programme is available to UK viewers via BBC iPlayer and for international audiences from Sadler’s Wells’ official website.
Art & design—From MoMA’s in-house Let’s Talk Art programme comes Slow Looking – a series of online workshops.
From MoMA’s in-house Let’s Talk Art programme comes Slow Looking – a series of online workshops in which each session is dedicated to the exploration of a single artwork through a series of guided activities. In its next installation, Slow Looking will focus on Black Girl’s Window (1969), a seminal piece by African-American artist and master of assemblage, Betye Saar.
Nature & environment—Following the launch of the PRADA Re-Nylon capsule collection, PRADA has partnered with UNESCO to develop an educational programme for secondary school students around the world.
Following the launch of the PRADA Re-Nylon capsule collection, PRADA has partnered with UNESCO to develop an educational programme for secondary school students around the world. The project raises awareness around marine pollution, emphasising the importance of mindful consumption and highlighting the ways in which individual behaviours impact the health of our oceans. Students that joined the #SeaBeyond programme have been offered the chance to showcase their campaigns during a ceremony on 26 March 2021.
Fashion & style—For AW21 sustainable fashion brand Anne Vest explores a colour palette inspired by the intersection of heather flowers and sandy dunes on the North Denmark moors.
For AW21 sustainable fashion brand Anne Vest explores a colour palette inspired by the intersection of heather flowers and sandy dunes on the North Denmark moors. Presenting their collection in a bare and neutral space was key to shifting the focus towards contemplation and movement this season. The room acts as a stage for an inquisitive Anna de Rijk, who immerses herself in the nordic glow and embraces all aspects of contemplation and creativity.