The Impossible Wardrobe documents three groundbreaking exhibitions curatedby Olivier Saillard and poetically brought to life by Tilda Swinton. Serving aspart fashion object, part catalog, and part artist book, this work not onlyconsists of the sole record of Swinton's critically acclaimed sold-out performances that were by their very nature ephemeral artworks but also serves as aunique survey of the Palais Galliera's extraordinary collection of iconicclothing.This lavish three-book set presents the three performance pieces that spanneda period of three years. In The Impossible Wardrobe (2012), Swinton walksdown a runway with a selection of historically and culturally significantgarments from the past 200 years. In Eternity Dress (2013), a garment is tailormadefor the actress in front of a live audience. And in the third performance inthe series, Cloakroom (2014), Swinton examines the special relationshipbetween an item of clothing and its owner. A glorious ode to fashion, TheImpossible Wardrobe presents and elevates couture to a veritable art form.