The Ultimate Exhibition for Tabi Lovers Just Opened
The Ultimate Exhibition for Tabi Lovers Just Opened
Madison RexroatThu, April 9, 2026 at 8:37 PM UTC
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Maison Margiela Opens Tabi: Collectors ExhibitionMaisonMargiela/folders
April marks an exciting new chapter for the season, with art partnerships, exhibition openings, and new activations popping up like spring flowers. First up, Maison Margiela brings Tabi collectors together for a new exhibition and Gabriela Hearst partners with artist Adam Pendleton on a new capsule of handbags that pays homage to Nina Simone. Check out all of this month’s best cultural happenings below.
1) Maison Margiela Opens Tabi: Collectors Exhibition
Photo credit: MaisonMargiela/folders
Tabi lovers, get ready—there’s a new exhibition dedicated to Tabi collectors. Open at the Third Avenue Art Museum in Chengdu, the exhibition presents the archives of nine Tabi collectors as part of MaisonMargiel/folders, the brand’s initiative of sharing its own archives and inspirations. The Tabi: Collectors exhibition will be on view until April 13.
2) Gabriela Hearst and Adam Pendleton Collaborate on Limited-Edition Nina Bags
Photo credit: ADAM PENDELTON
Fashion designer Gabriela Hearst partnered with artist Adam Pendleton to create a limited-edition collection of 25 unique Nina handbags, benefiting the Nina Simone Childhood Home. Each bag—originally named for activist and musician Nina Simone when the style first launched in 2015—is hand-painted and signed, part accessory and part sculpture. The pieces are on display at the Sotheby’s Salon in New York through April 26 and available for purchase exclusively through Sotheby’s, a supporter of Simone’s home restoration project.
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3) Wretched Flowers is Opening a New York Studio
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Just 60 miles north of New York City lies the Connecticut studio of husband-and-wife duo Johnny Stanish and Loney Abrams, the textile artists behind Wretched Flowers, launched in 2024. The two create bespoke tapestries, lampshades, and artwork out of stainless steel chain mail, woven in a pattern that dates back to 400 BC, but with a modern, beaded twist. Often referencing museum archives, the pair draws from American folk art and French filet crocheting to combine delicate patterns with a medieval flair. Designer Christopher Esber collaborated with them to create a floral chain mail top for spring 2026, marking the artists’ first venture into fashion. The duo will open a new studio in Soho in May during New York Design Week.
4) Christen Boutique Opens in Paris
Photo credit: Bilal El Kadhi
Fashion’s favorite footwear innovator is going brick-and-mortar. Nina Christen, the shoe designer behind some of the most talked-about styles in recent years—including work for Loewe, Bottega Veneta, and Jonathan Anderson’s Dior—is bringing her own brand, Christen, into a new retail chapter. Less than two years after its launch, Christen’s sleek, edgy aesthetic comes to life on Rue de la Paix in Paris, which opened during Paris Fashion Week.
5) Ann Carrington Goes to Venice
Photo credit: Sheradon Dublin
After studying Dutch master paintings at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, artist Ann Carrington found inspiration in something unexpected: silverware. Her bouquets, made from materials like cutlery and silver plates, immortalize delicate natural life in metal, using discarded objects to create something beautiful and lasting. They were part of the set design for Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights, adding to the surrealist fantasy-scape of Thrushcross Grange. Carrington’s next event brings her artwork to Venice, where selected works will be part of Fondazione Dries van Noten’s inaugural exhibition, The Only True Protest is Beauty, opening April 25.
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