A diva’s wardrobe: Dalida most iconic looks in an exhibition at Palais Galliera 

How does a diva wardrobe really looks like? Well, sometimes we could only imagine the endless rows of shoes bags couture dresses and incredible sparkling accessories. Sometimes we can take a look into a famous diva dressing (how about Dalida?). As we could do now, visiting the most recent exhibition at Palais Galliera, in Paris (www.palaisgalliera.paris.fr).

“Dalida, her Wardrobe On and Off-stage” exhibition pays homage to the popular star Dalida with an exhibition that includes the most extravagant dresses worn by Dalida, on stage and the off-stage outfits of the famous singer.

More details on tickets, opening hours on www.palaisgalliera.paris.fr. 

“Dressing Dalida was like dressing the stars for the Cannes Film Festival” the designer Jean-Claude Jitrois said.

She was a fervent lover of fashion and prepared to wear everything: from 1950s New Look dresses by Jacques Esterel to a Balmain’s seventies pinafore dress; she was chic and understated in Loris Azarro, dazzling in sequined disco outfits by Michel Fresnay in the 1980s, classical and timeless in Yves Saint Laurent rive gauche, and then there was Jean-Claude Jitrois who said dressing Dalida was ‘like dressing the stars for the Cannes Film Festival’.

The show business side of her wardrobe is displayed under the gilded frescoes of the grande galerie: exotic gowns, leather, black and gold, and then, in the west gallery (galerie Ouest), the clothes she wore off-stage – set out in a display of pure Parisian elegance: coats and capes, in black and gold and leather. From Fifties New Look dresses by Jacques Estérel and Jean Dessès to evening gowns from the Seventies by Balmain and Loris Azzaro, and including items by Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche and Carven and Jitrois, the exhibition will also incorporate many unsigned creations.

“Dalida, her Wardrobe On and Off-Stage” is a fashion festival dedicated to a dazzling artist. Until 27th of August 2017, at Palais Galliera, www.palaisgalliera.paris.fr.

Photography: www.palaisgalliera.paris.fr