Artefacts

Paris 2024, red costume of Marie-Antoinette worn during the Freedom segment at the opening ceremony.

Physical description

Outfit consisting of a half-structure called "Gabrielle" with a18th-century style dress (Watteau) in two parts, a wig, a red t-shirt, red shorts, high white socks and a pair of black baby shoes. Handmade costume.

Created

Created: Olivier BERIOT (30/11/1962)

Materials

aluminium, elastane, textile, polyamide, imitation leather, steel, cotton

Colors

red, black, white, beige, silver

Dimension

Circa 166 x 106 x 42 cm (Structure)

Type of item

Clothes and Accessories -> costume

Reference number

239485

Ensemble

Keywords

Opening ceremony Olympic Games Paris 2024 Female History 18th century

Notes

In the segment entitled Freedom, the boats passed along the Conciergerie. French hard rock band Gojira teamed up with Franco-Swiss opera singer Marina Viotti to perform the French revolutionary song ‘Ah! Ça ira’. From the windows of the Conciergerie, women singers recalled Marie-Antoinette, the prison's most famous prisoner. Each performer slipped her head into a red structural costume.