Fashion Underground: The World of Susanne Bartsch

The exhibition explored the creative links between her 30 years of sartorial self-expression and its influence on the global fashion scene. The term “Fashion Underground” describes a diverse group of individuals united around a love of fashion, defined as an embodied practice of self-expression and transformation. The exhibition featured almost 100 ensembles by both cult figures and high fashion designers, who form a creative subculture that distinguishes itself from the commercial, mainstream fashion system. Yet their extraordinary styles, often bordering on performance art, have often influenced the wider world of fashion and beauty.