That our capacity for surprise after
Lady Gaga
is increasingly meager is an incontestable fact.
That we all knew that
Chanel
would perform at Eurovision, on May 14, 2022, clad in transparencies and glitter, a no-brainer.
It remained to be seen what the designer
Palomo Spain would invent for her,
from whom at least one unforeseen turn was expected, a last-minute surprise, a house brand, to the most anticipated outfit.
So when
RTVE
has finally shown, exclusively, the outfit and we have discovered that it is a bullfighter's jumpsuit-suit... oh!
Judge with your own eyes and be careful, don't be blind, because
50,000 Swarovski crystals
are watching you.
It is true that Eurovision is given a lot to
the regional costume,
as we who follow the contest of musical contests year after year are very clear.
Especially Eastern countries have always been characterized by their post-apocalyptic folk styles, which combine perfectly with a large part of the apocalyptic folk-rock songs that they tend to present at the contest.
So in that sense, what is going to be placed on top of Chanel is not out of place at all.
However, at least as much as idolizing him, we have the right to ask ourselves: was there really no other idea a little more groundbreaking to apply to the Eurovision outfit?
That even
Moschino
,
Dolce & Gabbana, Jean Paul Gaultier
and
Ralph Lauren
They have passed this stage.
Not to mention
Francis Montesinos,
who almost wears out the idea of using it so much.
In short, each one with his fixings.
Reactions to Chanel's dress at Eurovision
Of course, the reactions have not been long in coming.
The most unexpected (at least for me, who have only judged the aesthetics of the outfit) come from the anti-bullfighting sector, which has gone into a rage with the makings of Chanel's dazzling bullfighting second skin: "I don't think that a dress that defends the animal abuse is the best option," writes Javi.
"Stereotypes in power, let's hope that the dancers are not dressed as bulls" adds The drone that watches everything.
"It's a provocation. Like saying 'look, I'm a garrulous Spanish abuser with much honor, ah, give me 12 points," says Pablitiko.
Others have lamented that the dress was unveiled before the festival and have drawn a sinister parallel between this decision and showing the wedding dress before getting married, something that brings terrible luck, as everyone knows, and that gives us one more argument to leave Twitter at three, before, at least, we start talking about how mayonnaise cuts when we try to make it during menstruation.
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