in Paris, France.On July 26, performed the opening number as the world's athletes made their way down the Seine in a parade of boats. Escorted down a grand staircase at Square Barye by a group of men and women carrying dramatic pink feathers, he 38-year-old singer was inspired by iconic French cabaret performances for her rendition of Zizi Jeanmaire's “Mon Truc En Plume.”While much of the performance was reminiscent of Jeanmaire's own , Gaga's custom Dior body suit and opera gloves were also giving sprinklings of in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953).