Catwalk: The Art of the Fashion Show
18.10.2025 – 15.02.2026, Vitra Design Museum
They last barely fifteen minutes, yet their images circle the globe: fashion shows are media spectacles, social rituals, and cultural statements all at once.
With »Catwalk: The Art of the Fashion Show«, opening on 18 October, the Vitra Design Museum presents a major exhibition dedicated to the phenomenon of the fashion show. Tracing its evolution from its beginnings around 1900 to the present day, the exhibition explores the history and cultural significance of the runway and brings together landmark examples from fashion houses such as Balenciaga, Chanel, Dior, Gucci, Helmut Lang, Martin Margiela, Prada, Viktor & Rolf, Louis Vuitton, Yohji Yamamoto, and others.
18 October 2025 – 15 February 2026
Vitra Design Museum
With »Catwalk: The Art of the Fashion Show«, opening on 18 October, the Vitra Design Museum presents a major exhibition dedicated to the phenomenon of the fashion show. Tracing its evolution from its beginnings around 1900 to the present day, the exhibition explores the history and cultural significance of the runway and brings together landmark examples from fashion houses such as Balenciaga, Chanel, Dior, Gucci, Helmut Lang, Martin Margiela, Prada, Viktor & Rolf, Louis Vuitton, Yohji Yamamoto, and others.
18 October 2025 – 15 February 2026
Vitra Design Museum
Publication date: 3.10.2025
Images: Key Visual »Catwalk: The Art of the Fashion Show« © Vitra Design Museum, graphic design: Haller Brun based on photo by Marie Laure Dutel; Chanel, Modenschau Frühjahr-Sommer 2015
Ready-to-Wear, Grand Palais, Paris; Défilé von Paul Poiret in seinem Garten in
Paris, 1910