Fashion Meets Street: Agnès b. Unveils the Poetry of Graffiti
Roubaix, vrijdag, 27 juni 2025.
In a unique exhibition at Museum La Piscine in Roubaix, fashion designer Agnès b. transforms urban art from wall to body. By integrating works from 29 street art artists like JonOne and Futura 2000 into fashion designs, she blurs the boundaries between art and clothing. With a career dating back to the 1980s, Agnès b. has embraced street art as a vibrant, dynamic art form. The exhibition shows how graffiti is not merely decoration, but a rich language that fundamentally reinterprets urban landscapes and fashion, with each garment becoming a mobile canvas for artistic expression.
Artistic Encounter between Fashion and Street
The exhibition ‘On aime le graff!!’ at Museum La Piscine in Roubaix reveals Agnès b.’s unique artistic vision, transforming urban art from wall painting to fashion. The exhibition presents works by 29 street art artists, including renowned names like JonOne, Futura 2000, and Mambo [1][2]. Across 180 square metres, the original artworks are seamlessly combined with fashion runways, creating a surprising trompe-l’oeil effect between art and clothing [1].
Agnès b.’s Artistic Legacy
As an 83-year-old fashion designer, Agnès b. has been passionate about street art for decades. Since the 1980s, she has been a pioneer in embracing graffiti as a dynamic art form [3]. In 1984, she opened the Galerie du Jour in Paris, where she presented prominent street art artists like Blek le Rat, Jeff Aérosol, and Miss. Tic [1]. Her philosophy is clear: ‘I love graffiti artists as I love poets: they are in the moment, they have their own language’ [4].
Fashion as a Mobile Canvas
Some exhibited pieces, such as a bustier directly painted by Dominique Fury, completely blur the boundaries between art and fashion [1]. Morgan Jan, Head of Heritage and Archives at agnès b., explains: ‘agnès b. has always tried to break down the border between gallery and garment: with her, a person can appropriate art through their clothing and move it through the street’ [1].