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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 refuses to ‘dress for her age’
Dion is 49, which in fashion terms is over-the-hill, regardless of how many token mature women luxury labels cast in their campaigns. It would be patronising to congratulate Dion for wearing thigh-high Balenciaga boots and leather Dior dress because of her age. It’s not mad to think that anyone over the age of 30 is buying luxury items – after all, they’re the people with the salaries to afford them. Nonetheless, it’s glorious to see a 49-year-old refuse to conform to the ageist expectations of her.
