![]() ![]() Years ago, Celine bought a classic little black dress from the Christian Dior atelier when the house was overseen by John Galliano. Says Celine, “We have to make haute couture industrial.” And, more enigmatically: “The clothes follow me I do not follow the clothes.” Which is to say: the haute couture, with all its fragility and handcraft, has to perform professionally for Ms. Shoes-always heels, never platforms-are ordered one size smaller (she is normally a 38) and refitted with metal shanks. ![]() Micro straps of elasticized chiffon prevent a slit from becoming a sloppy situation mid-squat. In Vegas, Velcro panels are added to allow for her ribcage to expand or for a quick outfit change. Armani Prive, Schiaparelli, Giambattista Valli, Versace…only a partial list. For Celine’s orders, the houses send teams to Nevada for typically three fittings, before the garments are ultimately finished in her local, private atelier. She performs a minimum two hours a night, five or six nights a week, dancing and curtseying and generally gesticulating sans abandon, in handmade, hand-beaded delicacies designed solely to walk a catwalk or a carpet (and often with handlers). Here’s a little naked fact to ponder while Celine Dion changes looks between shows: for the past five years she has worn haute couture near exclusively for her own performances (in Las Vegas and on her current “mini-tour” of Europe).
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