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Less than a month ago, the only Celine that mattered in fashion was the brand led by the painfully chic, understated Phoebe Philo. But there's been a strange and unexpected U-turn in recent weeks – enter Celine Dion who has become summer's most talked-about style icon. Her recent tour saw her in Demna Gvasalia's Balenciaga; back in May she attended fashion's big party, the Met Gala; and, most recently, she was seen enthusiastically applauding at the couture shows in Paris. The Dionaissance is real.
As a consummate showgirl, Dion has always loved fashion. In fact, for the past five years, she's nearly exclusively worn couture for her own performances – from Schiaparelli to Versace. But her status as an avant-garde style maverick is entirely new.
This is how she did it.
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She’s the smiling enthusiastic opposite of the fashion industry
The fashion world has a reputation for being a little po-faced – restraint, minimalism and seriousness are all key if you want to be part of the industry’s echelons. Dion is the polar opposite. Her reaction to Giambattista Valli’s show finale is case in point. Positioned next to the coolly solemn Anna Wintour, the singer jumped up and down whooping and threw herself round the designer as he took his post-show bow. Refreshingly, she couldn’t care less about looking ‘cool’ or fitting in, which is perhaps what makes her ‘cool’. This is the woman who created a fragrance that smelt of wet dog because, inexplicably, it’s her favourite smell. Dion is unapologetically herself – enthusiastic, eccentric and fun.
