2024 Pageant of the Masters® Theme

The Time Machine

The 2024 Pageant of the Masters production of À La Mode: The Art of Fashion will revisit some of history’s grandest spectacles and fashion trends through the magic of living pictures, unforgettable live music, and engaging storytelling. Whether making an entrance or casting a spell, what people have worn through the ages has always been telling. From the splendors of royal courts to today’s catwalks, prepare to be dazzled!

As preparations for next summer’s show begin, numerous artworks are under consideration for the Pageant’s living pictures including works by French painters like James Tissot and Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun and British artist David Hockney. Even the legendary Hollywood designer Edith Head, known for her impeccable sense of style and pioneering work in costume design, may serve as a source of inspiration for this production.

Click here to learn more about the theme in an interview with Pageant Director Diane Challis Davy.

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PAGEANT OF THE MASTERS
“À La Mode: The Art of Fashion”

July 6 – August 30, 2024
Performances Nightly at 8:30pm

BUY TICKETS

PAGEANT OF THE MASTERS
“À La Mode: The Art of Fashion”

July 6 – August 30, 2024
Performances Nightly at 8:30pm

Fashion Show
Royal Raiment
Golden Throne of King Tut Unknown Mixed Media 1332 BCE
Family of Henry VIII British School Oil 1545
George IV Thomas Lawrence Oil 1821
Queen Victoria George Hayter Oil 1838-40
Paris Fashion House
Empress Eugénie & Ladies of her Court F. X. Winterhalter Oil 1855
Cinq Heures Chez Paquet Henri Alexandre Gervet Oil 1906
Dressing the Stage
Too Early James Tissot Oil 1873
Statuesque
Venus Erté Patinated Bronze
Broadway’s in Fashion Erté Patinated Bronze 1982
Radiance Erté Patinated Bronze 1988
La Femme a la Panthere Erté Patinated Bronze 1981
Directoire Erté Patinated Bronze
Elegance Erté Patinated Bronze 1982
Fabulous Footwear
Royal Parisian Wedding Unknown Manuscript Illumination 14th century
The Swing Jean H. Fragonard Oil 1767
Angel Shoes Alexander McQueen Mixed Media 2010
Costume for Cinema (Hitchcock & Head)
Tippi Hedren (The Birds) Edith Head Sketch 1965
The Birds Unknown Movie Poster 1963
To Catch a Thief Unknown Movie Poster 1955
Grace Kelly (To Catch a Thief) Edith Head Sketch 1965
A Met Gala
Aphrodite Unknown Marble c. 1st century
Wounded Warrior Unknown Marble c. 1st century
Faustina Bardoni and Fox Johann Kändler Meissen Porcelain c.1743
Two Opera Singers Johann Kändler Meissen Porcelain 1749-50
Lady and a Gentleman Playing a Duet Johann Kändler Meissen Porcelain 1737
Portrait of Marie Antoinette Élisabeth L. Vigée Le Brun Oil 1789
Olympia Édouard Manet Oil 1863
Portrait of Madame X John Singer Sargent Oil 1884

ACT TWO

Followers of Fashion
The Blue Boy Thomas Gainsborough Oil 1790
Gentlemen of Bacongo Daniele Tamagni Photograph 2007
Swinging London
Mr. and Mrs. Clark and Percy David Hockney Oil 1960
The Art of Kimono
Emperor and Empress at Kabuki Chikanobu Woodblock Print 1887
Bewitched & Bejewelled
La Séve Henri Vever Jeweled pendant 1900
Perfume Henri Vever Jeweled pendant 1900
Belle du Nuit Edmond Henri Becker Jeweled brooch 1900
Butterfly Gaston Lafitte Jeweled brooch 1900
Art People
The Last Supper Leonardo da Vinci Tempera on plaster 1495-1498

Program subject to change.