The Museum of Costume. CIPE (Madrid, Spain) hosts the exhibition Haute Couture on paper. Illustrations by Pedro Rodríguez (1940-1976), dedicated to highlight the Spanish designer's creative process. The show features an extensive collection of original small and large format illustrations in chronological order, a series that reflects not only the work of Pedro Rodriguez but the savoir-faire of haute couture houses in the so-called Golden Age of Spanish haute couture.
The exhibition presents a selection of Pedro Rodríguez illustrations together with press clippings and photographs of his interviews, tours, faschion shows, etc. which walk as through the history of Spanish haute couture.
Throughout these artworks, Haute couture on paper traces the career of the Valencian master since 1940, when he opened his business in Madrid until 1976 when the firm closed its doors in three venues, Barcelona, San Sebastian and Madrid.
Date: until June 17.
Location: Museum of Costume. CIPE. Avda. Juan de Herrera, 2. 28040 Madrid. Spain.