Lovers of the decorative arts will know that this year marks the centenary of the expo that gives Art Deco its name: the Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes, held in Paris from April to October, 1925.
In Tokyo, the Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum is hosting Art Deco and Fashion: Centering on the Kyoto Costume Institute Collection (to January 25, 2026). The catalogue is in Japanese with some text in English.
Of all the celebrations of Deco worldwide, one of the most definitive must be 1925-2025. Cent ans d’Art déco / 1925-2025: One Hundred Years of Art Deco, which opened this week at the Musée des Arts décoratifs in Paris.
A catalogue is available (in French), with a preview posted in the museum’s press area.
The blockbuster exhibit includes everything from jewelry to interiors. In terms of Art Deco fashion and textiles, visitors will find haute couture by Madeleine Vionnet and Jeanne Lanvin, Sonia Delaunay and Marguerite Pangon, together with designs for textiles and retail window displays.
“The aim of this exhibition is really to show just how broad and varied Art Deco is. There’s no single manifesto or unifying theory behind it. It’s more about individuals expressing the spirit of the time through their aesthetic choices.”
— Curator Anne Monier Vanryb
This broader definition of Art Deco encompasses not just surface design and embellishment, but also the period’s stylized silhouette. On the vintage sewing side of things, the Deco-era fashion illustrations are perhaps the most striking expressions of the style, like these two from an early Paris Patterns leaflet:
1925-2025. Cent ans d’Art déco / 1925-2025: One Hundred Years of Art Deco is at the Musée des Arts décoratifs to April 26, 2026.
For more on the exhibit, see Joëlle Diderich, “Paris Exhibition Celebrates Art Deco’s Golden Age” (WWD, Oct. 20, 2025). For contemporary coverage of the 1925 expo, click the image below to view the May 1925 issue of Vogue Paris, available digitized by Gallica.
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