The world of sopranos, Wagner and vibrato is usually considered more classic than cutting edge but, thanks to Beyoncé, who wore a pair of sheer opera gloves with her Schiaparelli couture gown to the Golden Globes last Sunday, opera and its sartorial trappings are having a fashion moment.
She hasn’t engineered it single-handedly. Celine Dion stepped out late last year in a floral Marc Jacobs opera coat in the same month that Lil Nas X attended the American Music Awards in a Granny Smith-green suit by Christopher John Rogers, accessorised with zebra-print opera gloves. At Rihanna’s Fenty show in September, a diverse cast of models wore lingerie and single opera gloves. Lana Del Rey accessorised with a pair of opera glasses in 2018. Opera gloves were seen on autumn/winter catwalks from Ralph Lauren to Balmain, and British designer Richard Quinn designed dramatic floral opera coats in pink and green brights.
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