Since last December 13, 2010, the Palau Robert of Barcelona presents the exhibition on its premises “Barcelona Haute Couture”, a tour that includes the emergence of Catalan fashion supported by a large number of designers and prestigious companies.
The exhibition “Barcelona Haute Couture”, organized by the Fundación Banco Sabadell, has about 150 pieces of haute couture collection Montpalau Antoni textile, which was first presented in Barcelona after a welcome success in presentation at the Museum of Costume in Madrid and its presence in other cities. In the exhibition you can see, as mentioned above, a selection of 150 works divided between original dresses from the golden age of the Catalan textilel developed from 1920, thanks to industry support and direct access to one of the fashion capitals such as Paris, hats and shoes made by Barcelona’s most celebrated firms, embroidered with the legendary company Luguel and a selection of drawings designer Pedro Rodríguez ranging from 1925 to 1960. Notable figures dressed as haute couture recognized as Jeanne Lanvin, Pedro Rodríguez, Manuel Pertegaz, Cristobal Balenciaga, Carmen Mir, Asunción Bastida, Pedro Rovira and Margarita Nuez, among many others Santa Eulalia important as houses or the floating dock.As a surprise, we have also included some new pieces of Balenciaga, Rodriguez Pertegaz or never exhibited before.
Montpalau library is a special initiative which consists of donations and is dedicated to the study, preservation and dissemination of textile heritage. It found almost all types of textile fabrics ranging from shrines, upholstery and decoration, popular clothing, haute couture, accessories and household linens to documentation related to the textile such as projects, sketches, patterns, photographs, books and magazines, advertising and small print.
“Barcelona haute couture”, which is produced by the Government and Banco Sabadell Foundation in collaboration with the Consortium of Trade, Handicrafts and Fashion of Catalonia, will be exhibited until the nextFebruary 28, 2011.