The 90s also brought with them some incredible designs from Pininfarina (Peugeot 406 Coupé) as well as the Renault Avantime, a concept that was clearly ‘before its time’.
Moving along, the contemporary era of the exhibition expressed a closer proximity between both worlds, as shown by the sensuous character of the 2010 Renault DeZir and Citroen Survolt show cars and the 2011 Peugeot HX1 concept, which was created in collaboration with shoe designer Pierre Hardy. Even oddities like the three Courreges bubble cars — ‘Bulle'(2002), ‘Zoop'(2006) and ‘Pixi'(2010) — were on display, complete with a filmed interview of their Parisian creator citing her reason for creating them.
But the exhibition wouldn’t have been complete without the cars on which fashion houses made their mark. The Volvo 240 wagon by Hermes (1984), Range Rover Vogue (1987), Mini Paul Smith (1998) and Smart ForJeremy by Jeremy Scott (2013) sat alongside less successful partnerships from Citroen (C3 by Dolce & Gabbana), Suzuki (Swift Little Marcel) and Nissan (Micra by Lolita Lempicka), but clearly told the story of the link between fashion and automobiles.
Overall we were incredibly impressed by the sheer number of exquisite vehicles on show in the exhibition, and can’t help but feel others will be as well.
The l’Automobile et la Mode exhibition is open until October 19, 2014.
