You see echoes of her style in corseted silhouettes, exaggerated skirts, soft pastels, and unapologetic femininity — from designers like Dior to the punk-inflected rebellion of Vivienne Westwood. It’s fascinating to realise how one woman’s image still shapes how we think about luxury, excess, and feminine power centuries later.

At the centre is a huge ten-metre-long glowing blue figure lying inside a glass casket, half-human and half-fantasy, slowly rising and falling as if breathing. It’s strangely peaceful, almost hypnotic, and you can sit right there on the steps surrounding it.

Many of these pieces, delicate and century-old, are unlikely to be displayed again — making this a rare, perhaps once-in-a-lifetime chance to have seen them up close.

To celebrate, the Grand Palais has invited Euphoria—the travelling immersive exhibition by the Balloon Museum—to take over the newly unveiled nave until 7 September 2025. And yes, it’s exactly what it sounds like: huge inflatable artworks, light-and-sound installations, sensory tunnels, a “bubble bath” of black balls with 360° visuals, and more air-themed joy than you knew you needed.

Narrated by the fabulous Cate Blanchett, this larger-than-life exhibition takes visitors on a journey through time, from the intimate coutur

Through this exhibition (which coincided with her 75 Birthday this September) we get an insight into her life as a model, a mother and a movie star – not to mention the women who popularized among many: the bikinis, the slightly messy beehive hair-do,