Queen Marie Josè (1906-2001), daughter of the King of Belgium, grew up in a world of art and music. In 1930, she married the Italian Crown Prince Umberto, and had to adapt to a glittering but rigid environment, quite unlike the more liberal atmosphere of the Belgian Court.
With her beauty and supreme taste Queen Marie Josè became an icon of elegance in the 1930’s. The evening dresses and mantels displaying unique mastery, were produced by the haute-couture houses of Italy. Presenting these dresses and robes along with objects and photographs, this exhibition bears witness to the power of appearance as a tool of communication.
It also sheds light on the private world of this young and elegant woman, who represented the Royal Family in official occasions for sixteen years, and then became queen just for a month before being exiled at the age of 40.
The exhibition took place in 2012-2013 in Musées Royaux d’Art et d’Histoire in Brussels and La Mona Bismarck Foundation in Paris in 2009.
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TIMELESS TASTE: A ROYAL WARDROBE, an exhibition presented by Tektaş Watches & Jewellery will be held at ISTANBUL’74 Galatasaray from September17 to October 15, 2014. The exhibition features a selection of mantels and evening dresses of Queen Marie Josè, the last Queen of Italy, who came to be known as the “The Queen of May”, and also objects and photographs of that period.
The exhibition is realized by the Fondazione Umberto II e Maria Josè di Savoia under the patronage of her daughter HRH the Princess Marie Gabrielle de Savoie.
Queen Marie Josè (1906-2001), daughter of the King of Belgium, grew up in a world of art and music. In 1930, she married the Italian Crown Prince Umberto, and had to adapt to a glittering but rigid environment, quite unlike the more liberal atmosphere of the Belgian Court.
With her beauty and supreme taste Queen Marie Josè became an icon of elegance in the 1930’s. The evening dresses and mantels displaying unique mastery, were produced by the haute-couture houses of Italy. Presenting these dresses and robes along with objects and photographs, this exhibition bears witness to the power of appearance as a tool of communication.
It also sheds light on the private world of this young and elegant woman, who represented the Royal Family in official occasions for sixteen years, and then became queen just for a month before being exiled at the age of 40.
The exhibition took place in 2012-2013 in Musées Royaux d’Art et d’Histoire in Brussels and La Mona Bismarck Foundation in Paris in 2009.
Location:
ISTANBUL’74 Galatasaray
Presenter:
Tektaş Watches & JEwellery
Social:
#TimelessTaste
Contact:
info@istanbul74.com
