Paris Fashion Week is underway and Celine Dion has been basking in the limelight with her bold, colourful and unconventional outfits.
Harperâs Bazaar âlegendary;â USA Today as âwacky couture;â and CNNâs as the âqueen of couture week.â
One of those ensembles even nearly caused a wardrobe malfunction and a nasty fall.
As Dion hastily tried make her way through a crowd, the 51-year-old musical legend stumbled while wearing a on Monday.
The outfit was arguably one of the most jaw-dropping ones during the past several days. But since last week, the Grammy-award-winning singer has been turning heads and fashion reporter Jeanne Beker said thatâs just the way Dion likes it.
âItâs certainly been entertaining. She knows how to get the paparazziâs attention and get tongues wagging,â she told CTVNews.ca in a telephone interview. âSheâs giving us something to talk about â so thatâs fun.â
Last Thursday, the âAshesâ singer dressed up in a with a silver belt emblazoned with the brandâs name.
The day after that, she was decked out in a pink Miu Miu midi dress with a large black bow at her hip.
That Friday she also rolled up one of her pant legs and left the other unfurled. Dion with a light-pink ostrich feather Attico top and pink furry sandals.
âIt was a nod to the asymmetrical trends,â Beker said. But she stressed that âCeline is an absolute original.â
During the weekend, Dion threw caution to the wind in an off-white, .
âSheâs always taken herself lightly, which I think is a really great thing,â Beker said, adding Dion âloves fashion but has never taken (it) too seriously.â
'A brilliant grasp of theatrics'
On Sunday, Dion combined a business-themed blazer with a by Ronald van der Kemp. âWhether or not you approve of her outfits ⌠itâs part of her mission, I think, as an entertainer to give people a bit of a laugh,â Beker said.
âShe does have a brilliant grasp of theatrics, beyond her raw talent as this amazing singer, she is a performer of the highest order.â
Later that night, Dion made a splash in a complete with elbow-length black gloves.
Two days later, she wore a flowing dress with . That same Tuesday, she also wore a , accompanied by two brown Weimaraner dogs each wearing jewelled collars.
Because of Dionâs taste for theatrics, unconventional fashion choices and confidence, Beker called her âCanadaâs answer to Lady Gaga.â
But she stressed that Dion could play it safer with her fashion choices if she really wanted to.
âShe really does have the talent to back it up,âBeker said. But she said Dion was so âbrilliantly talented, she can get away with murder in the fashion department.â
âThe Power of Loveâ singer will kick off her "in North America later this year, which so far includes Toronto, Quebec City, Miami and Brooklyn.
In late May, the songstress made her âCarpool Karaokeâ debut on âThe Late Late Show with James Cordenâ singing âMy Heart Will Go Onâ with the talk-show host.