Chinese fashion designer Guo Pei is bringing couture to the Vancouver Art Gallery

Oct 5 2018, 11:21 pm

The Vancouver Art Gallery is getting ready to host its first-ever fashion-focused exhibition.

The monumental presentation is dedicated to the art of fashion with the Canadian premiere of Guo Pei: Couture Beyond, which will be taking place at the Gallery from October 13, 2018 to January 20, 2019.

Guo Pei is China’s foremost couturière and the only Chinese national designer invited to join Paris’ prestigious Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture.

Renowned for combining China’s rich aesthetic tradition with modern sensibilities, the exhibition will showcase more than 40 of Guo Pei’s breathtaking designs, including opulent avant-garde silhouettes.

Guo Pei: Couture Beyond/Vancouver Art Gallery

This includes the mesmerizing imperial yellow cape made from fifty-five pounds of embroidered silk with a five-meter train. You might recall seeing Rihanna wearing this stunning dress at the Met Gala a couple of years ago!

Guo Pei: Couture Beyond/Vancouver Art Gallery

Couture Beyond looks at the the evolution of Guo Pei’s designs over 10 years, beginning with examples from her early collections, Samsara (2006), An Amazing Journey in a Childhood Dream (2008) and 1002 Nights (2010), with a lively installation in the Gallery’s rotunda of the collection from her 2015 MAC Cosmetics collaboration.

Guo Pei: Couture Beyond/Vancouver Art Gallery

The exhibition will also include a number of works from Guo Pei’s Legend of the Dragon (2012) collection, which animates the mythical dragon motif that figures prominently in the Chinese zodiac.

Guo Pei/Vancouver Art Gallery

Before the exhibition opens, you have the unique opportunity to attend a lecture with Guo Pei on Tuesday, October 9. The event will be presented in English and Mandarin and will feature a conversation between the fashion icon and award-winning journalist Bronwyn Cosgrave.

Bronwyn Cosgrave/Vancouver Art Gallery

You’ll get to hear first-hand how Guo Pei’s show-stopping, magnificent creations make her a modern messenger of her cultural heritage.

Tickets to the event are on sale now. Prices range from $27 for Gallery Members, $30 for general admission, and $25 for students and seniors via Vancouver Art Gallery.

Guo Pei In Conversation with Bronwyn Cosgrave

When: Tuesday, October 9
Time: 7 pm
Where: Pacific Ballroom, Fairmont Hotel – 900 West Georgia Street
Price: $27 for Gallery Members | $30 General admission | $25 Students and seniors – Tickets available via Vancouver Art Gallery

Guo Pei: Couture Beyond Exhibition

When: October 13, 2018, to January 20, 2019
Where: Vancouver Art Gallery – 750 Hornby Street
Price: $6.50 – $24 – Tickets available via Vancouver Art Gallery

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