Let Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and the rest of his avant-garde friends transport you to dreamy 19th and early 20th century Paris, when the city was a breeding ground for artistic and literary movements. The revolution is captured in Toulouse-Lautrec and La Vie Moderne: Paris 1880-1910, featuring more than 180 works by 100 artists of the impressionist and post-impressionist eras. On show at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, California, from February 1 to April 26, the exhibition conveys how a generation of artists rattled the constraints of French academic standards. crockerartmuseum.org
They were a trio de force—fashion designer Rudi Gernreich (1922-1985), model and muse Peggy Moffitt (1940-), and photographer William Claxton (1927-2008)—and together, they pushed the limits of art and fashion during the ’60s and ’70s. The Total Look: The Creative Collaboration between Rudi Gernreich, Peggy Moffitt, and William Claxton, showing February 28 to May 24 at the Cincinnati Art Museum, examines how Gernreich’s minimalist knit garments executed in psychedelic colors and geometric patterns were intended to free women’s bodies and emphasize movement. cincinnatiartmuseum.org
Some of the great designers hail from Italy—Pucci, Valentino, Gucci, Missoni, Giorgio Armani, Dolce & Gabbana, Fendi, Prada and Versace. Oregon’s Portland Art Museum’s Italian Style: Fashion Since 1945 pays tribute to these talents and highlights Italy’s dramatic transition from postwar devastation to its burgeoning industry in women’s fashion and menswear. The exhibition is from February 7 to May 3. portlandartmuseum.org
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