Lyon Tourist Office and Convention Bureau

Icône de mode (Fashion icon) – Exhibition

Silks, embroidered fabrics, pearls, cabochons, lace… A whole host of sumptuous materials that have been used to dress statues for centuries… What a strange idea, you might well think…

But when you get the chance to discover 650 years of prestige creation, presented in the manner of a fashion parade, you’re left speechless faced with such a dazzling collection.

Party or Lent dress, May dress, Battle dress, the ‘AZF’ dress…
This vast range of outfits for the Virgin Mary reflect the creators’ aspiration to blend modernity and tradition, symbolism and reality.

This exhibition, with its original title, its powerful visual effects and its striking design, is above all a reflection of the desire to clothe and present the Madonna: to give a spectacular, dramatic and completely human presence to this icon.

Admission to the museum and the exhibition is free with the Lyon City Card.