THE SECRET WORLD OF HAUTE COUTURE IN PHOTOS

Sofitel Sydney Wentworth presents the Fashion Stills

exhibition from Polka Galerie Paris

21 MARCH 2011: Sofitel, fashion, photography and Paris. After a highly successful tour in Europe and North America the exhibition Fashion Stills has arrived in Australia.

First displayed  at the Sofitel Le Faubourg in late 2009, the Fashion Stills exhibition, designed and staged by the famous Polka Galerie in Paris,now on touring with Sofitel Luxury Hotels in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane throughout 2011.

Fashion Stills invites you to take a peek behind the scenes at Dior, Chanel, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Yves St Laurent, Christian Lacroix, Givenchy with the famous faces of Karl Lagerfield, Carla Bruni and Kate Moss.  Star photographers, Derek Hudson, Francoise Huguier, Jean-Marie Périer and Gérard Uféras, have succeeded in capturing unique moments on the haute couture catwalk, via an eccentric pose or by immortalising a dress, a design or a celebrated fashion designer’s work desk. 

The tailor-made exhibition – currently in house at the Sofitel Melbourne on Collins to coincide with the L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival until the 14^th of April - will launch in Sydney on the 2^nd of May at the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth.

Following a four month Sydney residence, the display will then move on to the Sofitel Brisbane Central where it will be on show from the 2^nd of September until the 29^th of December.

“Sofitel Sydney Wentworth General Manager Marc Cherrier says, The Sofitel brand is an ambassador of French elegance and culture, and has made it a point of honor to celebrate that heritage by means of numerous events, whether related to literature, gastronomy, fashion or music. The Fashion Stills exhibition is a great example of how the Sofitel Luxury Hotel network is increasingly using special events as a link between its addresses, countries and continents.” 

Exhibition dates, Fashion Stills, Si la mode m’était contée

Melbourne: 8 March - 14 April

Sydney: 2 May - 20 August

Brisbane: 2 September - 29 December

For more information visit www.sofitel.com