MIES GENERATION: The Neue Nationalgalerie, a storied cultural and architectural landmark in Berlin, shall be the positioning of Saint Laurent’s men’s fashion show next month, sources told WWD.
The French fashion house dispatched a save the date for June 12, but has been mum on other details. Brand representatives couldn’t immediately be reached for comment on Tuesday. Contacted by WWD, museum representatives said they don’t “make any statements about third-party events.”
The low, yet imposing constructing by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe opened in 1968 and is devoted to Twentieth-century art. The listed edifice reopened in 2021 after a five-year renovation overseen by David Chipperfield architects.
Considered a modernist masterpiece, the glass-walled entrance hall sprawls over 28,000 square feet and boasts soaring ceilings.
It was recently the positioning of the inaugural Rimowa Design Awards, and has hosted fashion shows or presentations prior to now for the likes of Giorgio Armani, Hugo Boss, Joop and Perret Schaad.
Current exhibitions include “Gerhard Richter: 100 Works for Berlin” and Tehching Hsieh’s work “One 12 months Performance 1980–1981 (Time Clock Piece).”
Saint Laurent and its creative director Anthony Vaccarello typically go on the road to unveil spring-summer men’s wear collections, last 12 months inviting the style pack to the desert outside Marrakech for a gobsmacking sunset display around a circular pond.
Lately, the brand staged itinerant shows in Venice, Italy, Latest York City and Malibu, California.
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