Monday June 24, 2024, the organizers of the Paris Olympic Games revealed that Daphné Bürki had been chosen to be the styling and costume director of the ceremonies. For Paris Match, the host assured that even her family did not know it.
An offer that she could not refuse… Monday June 24, 2024, Tony Estanguet, boss of the Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games, announced in a press release the name of the styling and costume director of the ceremonies. “The talented Daphné Bürki puts all his audacity and all his energy at the service of this new exceptional challenge, by finding creators from all backgrounds, who will imagine and create the costumes that the artists and extras will wear during the ceremonies”.
If the host was chosen, it is no coincidence. Long before being at the head of Maternelles, Je t’aime etc, or more recently Drag Race France, this one was trained in Fine Arts and in fashion design school. Daphné Bürki also worked for the house of Dior alongside John Galliano.
Daphné Bürki: “I’ve been living in hiding for almost two years”
Once the secret was revealed, it was in the columns of Paris Match that the host exclaimed: “I’ve been living in hiding for almost two years. I even had to hide my true identity from those close to me, my parents, until now. So, welcoming you here to reveal it to you feels weird. Even my family wasn’t in on the secret!”.
Happy to have been chosen, Daphné Bürki specified:
“It’s a unique opportunity to highlight the talent of passionate creators with whom I have worked for more than 20 years, whether young creators or renowned houses, within the framework of hosting daily shows at television. I am keen to show. the best of culture and French fashion”.
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Daphné Bürki: “Every garment tells a story”
The presenter revealed on Canal+ had the mission of choosing young designers who have made, with the help of Dior and Louis Vuitton, the 3 000 costumes artists and dancers who will perform during the ceremonies on July 26 and August 11, 2024.
For Le Parisien, Daphné Bürki clarified: “A lot of clothes already existed, we ennobled them. Certain silhouettes have undoubtedly already been seen in magazines but we don’t necessarily know that French designers are at the origin, we wanted to highlight them”before adding with pride: “You will see 3,000 unique silhouettes. Each garment tells a story. It will be like a treasure hunt”.
