by Victoria Beckham wore a black dress from her label of the same name at the Grand Fashion Dinner of the Louvre in Paris on Tuesday. The event, which is filled with stars, is the first donation gala of the museum, which is staged in honor of the new exhibition “Louvre Couture: Art and Fashion Statement pieces”.
The fashion designer’s Shiny Jersey dress, one of its characteristic silhouettes, has bold shoulders and a collected skirt. Beckham carried her brunettes lure in a slim ponytail.
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The former Spice Girl was accompanied by her husband, football star David Beckham, who lay a beige scarf over a classic tuxedo and a fly.
Victoria previously wore the same look in December when she and David took part in a state dinner in Buckingham Palace to honor the Emir of Qatar.
In cooperation with Sotheby’s, Victoria recently organized an art show in her London boutique, in which Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat, which will soon be auctioned.
“Art has always been a source of inspiration and over the years I enjoyed learning and educating myself. It has the strength to exploit ideas, emotion – and especially in the case of contemporary art – speaks for the world around us, ”she said.
The debut fashion exhibition of the Louvre shows precious objects from the Byzantine era to the second French Empire and pursues its influence on designer clothing.
For the Grand Dinner, more than 30 tables were founded to auction. The Louvre revealed that “the donation goal of 1 million euros was achieved for the opening event”. The “largest houses and leading designers who award to the exhibition” are represented in the guest list.
“Louvre Couture: Art and Fashion – Statement Pieces” contains 66 outfits and 30 accessories, all of which are displayed in addition to articles from the constant collection of decorative objects of the Louvre.
“This is really the first time that the Louvre has decided to create an exhibition on the relationship between fashion and his own collections,” said Olivier Gabet, director of the decorations in the Louvre Museum, last August, when the show was unveiled.
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