{
  "id": 9561946,
  "title": "Milan exhibition explores the enduring bond between Salvador Dalí and fashion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/milan-exhibition-explores-the-enduring-bond-between-salvador-dali-and",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-24T12:54:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/24/milan-exhibition-explores-the-enduring-bond-between-salvador-dali-and-fashion"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Milan's Palazzo Reale is currently showcasing an extensive exhibition exploring the profound and often overlooked connection between celebrated artist Salvador Dalí and the world of fashion. The exhibition, featuring over 200 objects, exhibits a diverse array of artworks, garments, photographs and archival materials, demonstrating how Dalí's surrealism influenced fashion, and how in turn, fashion inspired Dalí. \"The relationship between Dalí and fashion is evident throughout his work,\" states curator Judith Clark. His interest in the art of transformation, shock, and disguise is evident in the fashion world, where these concepts continue to thrive. The relationship between Dalí and fashion began in the 1930s when he collaborated with designers including Elsa Schiaparelli. The influence of Dalí on fashion was so significant that his work, and fashion, inspired each other. Schiaparelli's famous shoe hat, for example, was inspired by a Dalí image of the artist with a woman's shoe perched on his head. Dalí then drew the concept for Schiaparelli, who turned it into an actual high-heeled shoe-shaped hat. This exchange is evident in Dalí's fascination with mannequins, clothing, and the human body, as well as contemporary designers such as Daniel Roseberry for Schiaparelli, Maria Grazia Chiuri and Jonathan Anderson for Dior. The exhibition doesn't follow a chronological order but takes visitors on a broader journey, revealing the connections between Dalí’s visual universe and fashion. The exhibition, titled \"Dalí and Fashion,\" continues until 31 January 2027 at the Palazzo Reale in Milan.",
  "summary": "A new exhibition at Milan’s Palazzo Reale explores the Dalí’s love affair with fashion, from his collaborations with Elsa Schiaparelli in the 1930s to the designers still borrowing from his surreal visual world today.",
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}