Alexis Stone: who is this artist who amaze everyone with his imitations at Fashion Week?

Published on June 27, 2024 at 6:04 p.m.

He is now a well-known name in the fashion world. Alexis Stone is considered a small event in its own right on the fringes of Fashion Week. At Jean Paul Gaultier, Balenciaga or Diesel in Milan, Alexis Stone goes beyond the limits of what is possible by embodying a celebrity or a fictional character in an identical way. But initially, it was on social networks that this performance artist became known through his amazing makeup. Very popular with the queer community, he was already imitating celebrities and had invested in a niche that was not yet occupied, or by his fellow drag queens. The result was pleasant but still far from what we know of the art he practices today. It was in 2019 that everything changed for Alexis Stone. He documented a fake radical transformation of his face. He organized a giant prank aimed at making people believe that he had undergone a multitude of cosmetic surgery operations in order to have a brand new face that was very (too) lifted. Using misleading photos and silicone prostheses, Stone stages himself in a hospital bed post-operatively. The buzz is resounding. Alexis Stone is then relayed on all the media and social networks. People are worried… But the character fascinates. It is a few months later that the American will reveal that it was ultimately a prank. A way to show that his art is of an unparalleled level.

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A big fan of Pat McGrath and John Galliano, the winning duo, Alexis Stone will naturally head towards the world of fashion. It is Balenciaga who will first be interested in the character Alexis Stone with a simple concept: if you can’t have a celebrity in your front row, you will invite a stunt double. And Alexis Stone is like the Swiss army knife that allows you to bring in anyone. The first character he will bring to Fashion Week in 2022? Mrs. Doubtfire, the transvestite character played by Robin Williams. Quite a symbol. Dressed in a Balenciaga floral dress, Alexis Stone’s Mrs. Doubtfire is a fashion creature, immense, perched on heels several dozen centimeters high… Alexis Stone has since taken his transformations to another level. He collaborates with Neill Gorton of Millennium F/X, a special effects professional, who is the one who sculpts the face. The rest is taken care of by the main person concerned, with the fashion house that dresses her. Then came Dolly Parton, but especially Jocelyne Wildenstein, nicknamed the catwoman, Jennifer Coolidge, Jean Paul Gaultier, Jessica Lange, Glenn Close as Cruella de Vil and Lana Del Rey. This last transformation, moreover, had even caused great confusion. On social networks, the artist’s fans were excited at the idea of ​​her being at the show… before realizing that it was Alexis Stone. Isn’t that the best compliment?