by Leonore Dicker
 
We don’t know about you, but one of our New Year’s resolutions is to brush up on our culture. There are many ways to do so, like reading all the classics, watching glorious black-and-white films or attending high-end exhibitions. This January, the latter is our mission.
 
Here are the most exquisite must-see fashion exhibitions being displayed around the world this month.
 

Women Fashion Power - London’s Design Museum
[October 29^th 2014 – April 26^th 2015]
 
This empowering exhibition explores how influential women have used fashion to build their reputation and assert authority. While the exhibition encompasses 150 years of women’s fashion history, it is most likely today’s women that will attract the crowds. From Naomi Campbell to Vivienne Westwood and the Mayor of Paris, twenty of today’s leading female figures have contributed one of their own outfits for display.


 


Wedding Dresses 1775-2014 - London’s V&A Museum
[May 3^rd 2014 – March 15^th 2015]
 
Have you ever wondered what brides used to wear hundreds of years ago? This magically nostalgic exhibition explores the timeless fashion of wedding dresses. Over two centuries of iconic dresses are displayed, including some of Vera Wang’s and Charles James’ designs.


 


Killer Heels: The Art of the High-Heeled Shoe àNYC’s Brooklyn Museum
[September 10^th 2014 – February 15^th 2015]
 
More than 160 killer heels –crafted from the seventeenth century until today– are displayed here. This exhibition analyzes the provocative nature of heels, often connected to fantasy, power and identity. The designers featured include Christian Louboutin, Alexander McQueen and Manolo Blahnik.


 


Death Becomes Her: A Century of Mourning Attire à NYC’s Metropolitan Museum of Art
[October 21^st 2014 – February 1^st 2015]
 
This exhibition explores the cultural implications and aesthetic development of mourning fashion from 1815 until 1915. Approximately thirty different ensembles are on show, to reveal the evolution of mourning attires.