Milan exhibition reveals Dalí’s enduring impact on fashion
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In Milan, Italy, Palazzo Reale is hosting an exhibition that examines the long relationship between Salvador Dalí and the world of fashion.
The show features over 200 items including artworks, clothing, photographs, and archival materials to demonstrate how the Spanish Surrealist artist influenced both fashion designers and drew inspiration from their work. Dalí began collaborating with fashion designers in the 1930s, most notably with Elsa Schiaparelli.
Their partnership produced iconic pieces like Schiaparelli’s shoe hat, which originated from Dalí’s image of a shoe balanced on a woman’s head. Curators note that this exchange of inspiration went both ways. Dalí’s art appeared in fashion, and fashion appeared in his paintings and Surrealist objects. The exhibition doesn’t present a traditional timeline.
Instead, it juxtaposes Dalí’s work with garments from both the past and present, including recent designs by Daniel Roseberry for Schiaparelli and Maria Grazia Chiuri and Jonathan Anderson for Dior. Organizers aimed to highlight Dalí’s continuing influence on contemporary creative directors and designers. “Dalí and Fashion” will be on view at Palazzo Reale until January 31, 2027.
