The most visited museum in the world is wooing a new crowd by injecting glamorous new cool into its fustiest department.

Statement Pieces” opened with more than 100 couture pieces from over 45 of the world’s top fashion houses, including Chanel, Hermès, Christian Dior, Jonathan Anderson, Iris van Herpen and Balenciaga.

Statement Pieces” marks the prestigious museum’s first foray into fashion, with a sprawling exhibition dedicated to the relationship between designers and art.

The Louvre in Paris opened its first-ever fashion exhibition, Louvre Couture on Friday, seeking to draw new, younger audiences.

T hough fashion and the decorative arts often use the same methods and craftsmanship (what the French call savoir-faire), work from the same knowledge of ancestral techniques, and

At the Louvre in Paris, 45 designers and their fashion pieces from the 1960s to today come to life for an exhibit of a lifetime

Louvre Couture, which runs until July 21, features around 100 items of clothing by 45 top fashion houses. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Les Siciliennes are going to Paris,” the designers said during a preview. By the opulent standards of their Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda p resentations —which typically involve several days of extravagant guest entertaining in Italian locations—the show was a more pared-down affair.

The Musée du Louvre in Paris launched its inaugural fashion exhibition, "Louvre Couture," blending fashion with art to attract younger audiences. This move comes amid public concern over conditions in the world’s most-visited museum,

Dolce&Gabbana's haute couture at the Grand Palais, a history sewn with gold thread at the Quai Branly, a journey between art and clothing at the Louvre: As the new year begins, fashion takes up its winter residence in Paris museums.

The Louvre in Paris opened its first-ever fashion exhibition on Friday, seeking to draw new, younger audiences amid national concern about conditions inside

Pharrell Williams, in collaboration with Nigo, presented his latest menswear Louis Vuitton collection, "Remember the Future" at the Louvre.