2023.09.28

Special Exhibition on Sports & Fashion in Paris – 'La Mode en Mouvement' Tour

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In Paris, counting down to the Olympics with less than a year to go, the special exhibition 'La mode en mouvement' focusing on the convergence of sports and fashion is being held.

Fashion has always resonated with bodily movement. Alongside each era's way of life, clothes have morphed, sometimes becoming sweeping societal trends. In the 18th-century elite circles of Britain, the concept of 'sports' as we understand it today was born, eventually reaching the masses. As the 19th century came around, sports began to be endorsed for providing health benefits, influencing the silhouettes of the clothes people wore.

How was the previously restrictive ladies' wear adapted to incorporate elements of physical movement towards the end of the 19th century? How were elements of men's wear incorporated into ladies' wear? The liberation of the body influenced the spiritual and aesthetic values of the time, and items such as swimsuits, riding attire, cycling wear, car coats, running gear, and sneakers attracted people's attention.