The most significant works of the late couturier Azzedine Alaïa are displayed against backdrops created by designers including the Bouroullec brothers and Marc Newson for an exhibition at London's Design Museum.

Azzedine Alaïa: The Couturier is the first UK exhibition of the late fashion designer's work. Conceived and co-curated by Alaïa himself prior to his death in November 2017, the show presents 60 of the Tunisian-born designer's rare and iconic garments, spanning his career from the late 1970s to his very last creations.
Among the garments on show at the Design Museum show are his trademark zipped dress, as well as the corset belt and the bandage dress that earned him the title of the "king of cling".
His designs have been worn by a famed actors, singers and personalities from Greta Garbo, Grace Jones and Tina Turner, to Naomi Campbell, Lady Gaga and Rihanna. Alaïa's signature "sensuous" and body-hugging garments ? described as "second-skin dressing" ? are exhibited alongside five custom-made screens by prominent contemporary figures in design and art.

Each of the screens were made by friends, collaborators or individuals whose work Alaïa admired, and were all invited to create their own response to the couturier's work.
The Bouroullec brothers, Konstantin Grcic, Marc Newson, Kris Ruhs and Alaïa's partner of 60 years, Christoph von Weyhe created screens crafted in metal and glass to frame the garments.
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