Designing the Second Skin

Designing the Second Skin: Giorgio di Sant’Angelo 1971-1991, at Parsons New York, Arnold and Sheila Aronson Galleries, through December 14

Karl Lagerfeld for Rolls Royce

Lagerfeld shot the car of all cars this past summer for an exhibition, more information here.

Testino x 2, MFA, Boston

The Museum of Fine Arts Boston is presenting the photography of Mario Testino in two galleries. Above from In Your Face, a selection of fashion work through February 3, and below, from British Royal Portraits through June 16. More here.

Klein & Moriyama at the Tate

Open through January 20, 2013, this exhibition at the Tate combines Klein's mid-century lens on New York with Moriyama's mid-century lens on Tokyo. Both photographers have walked the line of fashion meeting art. More information here.

William, Klein, Isa Maxwell's Toy Ball, 1955

Tim Walker at Somerset House

Just opened last week, and through January 27, 2013, is a retrospective on the work of fashion photographer Tim Walker at Somerset House. The monograph above accompanies the exhibition. More information here.

Chloé “ATTITUDES” at Palais de Tokyo Paris

Guy Bourdin, Chloé, 1979, Vogue Paris

Through November 17, 2012, Palais de Tokyo in Paris is hosting an exhibition to commemorate 60 years of Chloé. More here.

Hollywood Costume at the V&A

The Birds, 1963

The Hollywood Costume exhibition at the V&A opens October 20 through January 27, 2013. This show is curated by Deborah Landis, the leading scholar on costume design. More information here and check out my course on Fashion & Film here.

The Wizard of Oz, 1939

 Saturday Night Fever, 1977

Impressionism & Fashion at Musée d'Orsay

Opening for fashion week and continuing through January 20, this new exhibition highlights the rendering of clothing in the Musée d'Orsay collection. The emphasis is on 1860-1880, when fashion was modernized toward what we know it today. More here. 

Manet, 1866