'If you feel beautiful and pretty, you can’t be sad and miserable':The story behind Celine Dion's stylish comeback

We all know Celine Dion asone of the best-selling musicians of all time, queenof thelove ballad and the woman who wasresponsible for at least threeof the cassettes in every 90s family car.But for all her astonishing achievements, Dion has never been particularly well-known for her style (which is fair enough when you"re busy smashing out hit after hit).

So whenthe Canadian singer arrived at Dior"s show at the recent ParisHaute Couture Fashion Week in the establishedfashion editor uniform-black on black on black-it was the first sign that she might be entering a new phase of her life,on a mission toreposition herself as a part of the fashion crowd.

A month on, she is still taking her fashion rebirth very seriously indeed.This weekend, she wore seven different outfits in 24 hours, all sourced from big name fashion houses such asGucci and Versace.Another sign of Dion"s commitment to establishing a reputation for style as well as songs comes in the form ofHollywood stylist Law Roach, who she hired just weeks before Paris fashion week to mastermind her style overhaul.

Roach, who styles tween starsAriana Grande andZendaya, has been dressing the 48 year old inkey piecesby Gucci, Balmain, Balenciaga, Celine, Chloe and Saint Laurent.Theloud prints, sweeping coats, bold colours and stilettos are all in keepingwith Celine Dion"s diva persona, but he has also balanced this with some unlikely twists that you wouldn"t expect from Las Vegas-era Dion.

There isalso evidence that Dion has thrown herself wholeheartedly into these fashion experiments.Earlier this month, the "My Heart Will Go On"singer was seen out and about in the cult Titanichoodie by Parisian label Vetements, creating the most meta of fashion moments.Meanwhile, Roach has also tempted her to try head-to-toe Gucci catwalk looks and styled her hairin a "Hackney hun", that"s thehalf-up, half down style you"ll havespotted on the tween crowd.

There is a very personal significance to Dion"s renaissance.Six months ago, her husband off 22 yearsRené Angélil died of cancer.Over the weekend, Dion opened upto the Today Show abouther difficult year."It"s been a journey.It"s been hard seeing the love of your life suffering for the last three years.It"s been really hard, but millions of people are going through this.And I feel very strong because not only that he loved me so much for many, many lives to come – he gave me three magnificent kids, so much knowledge, stability and confidence."

Dion seems to be dressing for a new chapter, using fashion to find extra confidence,strength and project a positive outlook."I have to say that, coming here after the passing of my husband after not even six months (later), it could have been way easy for me to say, "You know what, I"m not in the mood of dressing up and having the purse and seeing the fans and having a good time and singing, giving a part of your soul (sic),"Dion said to Entertainment Tonight."But knowing that he (Angelil) loved the industry so much - he made me who I am today since (I was) 12 years old - I went back on stage before he passed, he wanted me to really be the artist I always wanted to be, and I knew that for a long time."

"Shes really enjoying herself, Roach told People“I know shes enjoying herself and were enjoying each other because we tell each other every day.Im here almost every day and it makes me so happy to see her so happy.If I had a small piece of [creating] that with the clothes and the fittings and the shoes and the bags, then I am overjoyed.”

“I think shes really enjoying fashion and being out and being seen and getting photographed,” he added.“Fashion is the most interactive art form.Its nostalgic and it can take you to another place.If you feel beautiful and pretty, you cant be sad and miserable.Its just impossible.”

As for what the styling process is like between the two, Dion said to Entertainment Tonight:"Workingwith Law Roach is quite an experience to be honest with you.He brought me out of my closet and now flowers are growing.Even my kids are like, "We want a bow like this, we want a dress like this" - even if they"re boys.They"re into fashion, they"re into characters, everything they say they like, whether it"s for a girl or a boy, they want it."

Something tells us that there"s plenty more to come from Dion"s big fashion misson.