Dalí and Fashion

The result of a collaboration with the Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, the leading scientific institution dedicated to the preservation, study, and promotion of Dalí’s work, founded by the artist himself, Dalí and Fashion offers a new perspective on the relationship between Surrealism and material culture. It reveals the complexity of an artist who did not merely influenced fashion but anticipated some of its most pressing contemporary issues: the construction of identity, the spectacularization of the image, the dialogue between art and consumer culture, and the power of creativity to reinvent reality. Published on the occasion of the extraordinary exhibition at Palazzo Reale, the volume features over two hundred works, including paintings, drawings, iconic garments, photographs, and archival documents, which illustrate not only the intertwining of Dalí’s artistic practice with fashion, but also his creative and personal relationship with some of the most significant figures in this world: from his personal friendships with Elsa Schiaparelli and Gabrielle Chanel to the projects developed with Christian Dior and Paco Rabanne. These works highlight Dalí’s contribution to redefining the languages of visual communication, performance, and the imagery of contemporary fashion – a creative legacy that continues to serve as a point of reference for the creative directors of leading international fashion houses. Dalí and Fashion is edited by Laura Bartolomé Roviras, deputy director of Research and Projects at the Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí; Judith Clark, a fashion historian and professor at the University of the Arts London; and Montse Aguer Teixidor, director of Dalí Museums, with contributions from senior curators Bea Crespo and Lucia Moni, also from Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí.