Pop diva Karen Mok Man-wai will record an audio guide in three languages for a French fashion exhibition at Hong Kong Palace Museum, making a rare appearance in the city’s art scene. The award-winning singer and fashion icon will guide people through key items reflecting the French fashion evolution in Cantonese, English and Mandarin during the exhibition, which will be hosted by Hong Kong Palace Museum later this month. The show, titled “The Adorned Body: French Fashion and Jewellery 1770-1910 from the Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris”, will feature nearly 400 pieces of French fashion, jewellery and accessories from the late 18th to the early 20th centuries at the West Kowloon Cultural District.
The museum described Mok as a multitalented performer, saying she would share stories about her favourite picks from the collection. The audio guide will be accessible inside the gallery through personal smartphones, as well as the museum’s devices and website. The pieces, which will go on display between June 24 and October 24 to mark the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties between China and France, are loaned from Musee des Arts Decoratifs.
The museum is called “Paris’ most comprehensive collection of historical French fashion”. Almost all the items will be showcased in Asia for the first time, some of which have never been seen outside France. The display will include an 18th century court dress – a set of a mantle, skirt and stomacher - worn by an aristocratic Fre.