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"\u201CMannequin \u2014 le Corps de la Mode\u201D (\u201CModel \u2014 the Body of Fashion\u201D) at Les Docks, Paris, February 1 - May 19, 2013The Mus\u00E9e Galliera, which is closed for renovation, continues its off-site shows, this time with an exhibition that highlights the importance of the model\u2019s role in fashion. One hundred and twenty photographs by the likes of Helmut Newton, Guy Bourdin, and Corinne Day will be on display.\u201CAntonio Lopez and the World of Fashion Art\u201D at the Andr\u00E9 Leon Talley Gallery at the SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia, February 2 - May 5, 2013Andr\u00E9 Leon Talley pays tribute to his friend, the late fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez, whose vibrant drawings captured the exuberant beauty of his subjects. This exhibition will contain elements from Lopez\u2019s&amp;nbsp;fall exhibition at Suzanne Geiss Company, as well as never-before-exhibited illustrations and objects handpicked by Talley himself.\u201CImpressionism, Fashion, and Modernity\u201D at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, February 26 - May 27, 2013First shown last year at Paris\u2019s Mus\u00E9e d\u2019Orsay, this exhibition, which explores the relationship between fashion and this significant period in art, makes its way to the Met. Eighty figure paintings, from the likes of Manet, Monet, Renoir, and more depict the City of Light\u2019s emergence as a global fashion capital.\u201CDavid Bowie Is\u201D at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, March 23 - July 28, 2013Sponsored by Gucci, this show will display a variety of David Bowie ephemera, including the wildly colorful and flamboyant costumes of his glam rock years.\u201CFront Row: Chinese American Designers\u201D at the Museum of Chinese in America, New York, April 26 - September 29, 2013Chinese American fashion designer Mary Ping guest curated this exhibition, which highlights the narratives of 17 Chinese designers who found success in the Big Apple, including Humberto Leon and Carol Lim, Jason Wu, and Vera Wang.\u201CArtist/Rebel/Dandy: Men of Fashion\u201D at the RISD Museum, Providence, April 28 - August 18, 2013The Dandy gets the spotlight at the RISD Museum with a show that focuses on the garments, bespoke tailoring, and flair of his style from the 18th century to present. The exhibition focuses on the figure George \u201CBeau\u201D Brummell and modern-day dandies like Thom Browne and Waris Ahluwalia.\u201CPunk: Chaos to Couture\u201D at the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, May 9 - August 11, 2013This year\u2019s Costume Institute exhibition takes a look at punk\u2019s rise from Mohawks and studded leather jackets seen on the streets of London and New York to the fashion significance of the Sex Pistols and the Ramones, and on to the catwalks of Givenchy, Rodarte, Vivienne Westwood, and more.\u201CFrom Club to Catwalk: London Fashion in the \u201980s\u201D at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, July 10, 2013 - February 16, 2014The Day-Glo colors embraced at raves and the fanciful military jackets of the New Romantics are among the styles of the \u201980s that went from late night to luxury. With 85 ensembles on display, this show traces how fashions worn in London\u2019s underground club scene influenced a string of designers including John Galliano, Vivienne Westwood, and Katharine Hamnett.\u201CFuture Beauty: Thirty Years of Japanese Fashion\u201D at the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, June 27 \u2013 September 8, 2013 See how the avant-garde silhouettes and innovative creations of Japanese designers like Rei Kawakubo, Yohji Yamamoto, Jun Takahashi, Issey Miyake, Kenzo Takada, and Junya Watanabe helped shape the fashion industry over the last three decades.\u201CQueer Style: A History of Gay and Lesbian Fashion\u201D at the Museum at FIT, New York, September 13, 2013 - January 4, 2014This exhibition follows gay and lesbian fashion and its significance over the last century, highlighting dandies and aesthetes, the androgynous 1920s gar\u00E7onne look, and tough leather gear and 1980s clubwear.\u201CThe Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk\u201D at the Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, October 25, 2013 - February 23, 2014After stints in Montreal, Dallas, San Francisco, Madrid, and Rotterdam, this expansive show that traces the career of one of fashion\u2019s&amp;nbsp;enfant terribles \u2014 from his sailor stripes to conical bras \u2014 makes its way to Brooklyn.Visit&amp;nbsp;Artinfo.com/fashion&amp;nbsp;for more fashion and style news.BLOUIN Fashion is now on Twitter. Follow us&amp;nbsp;@BLOUINFashion."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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