{"id":559061,"date":"2026-07-20T13:42:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T13:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/559061\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T13:42:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T13:42:12","slug":"shakiras-cavalli-dress-brings-her-world-cup-fashion-full-circle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/559061\/","title":{"rendered":"Shakira’s Cavalli dress brings her World Cup fashion full circle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sixteen years after Roberto Cavalli dressed her for the 2010 World Cup, Shakira returned to football\u2019s biggest stage in another creation by the Italian fashion house.<\/p>\n

The Colombian singer\u2019s crystal-fringed dress marked a full-circle fashion moment during the World Cup\u2019s first half-time show, while Madonna\u2019s pink corset and Justin Bieber\u2019s streetwear helped reflect a new entertainment-focused era for televised sport.<\/p>\n

FIFA introduced a Super Bowl-style musical break during the final between Spain and Argentina at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey near New York, with Madonna, Shakira and Justin Bieber leading a line-up curated by Coldplay frontman Chris Martin.<\/p>\n

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Burna Boy, conductor Gustavo Dudamel and the PS22 Chorus also appeared during the show, which marked a significant departure from the more pared-back entertainment traditionally associated with football\u2019s biggest match.<\/p>\n

Shakira performed in a custom Roberto Cavalli creation designed by the label\u2019s creative director, Fausto Puglisi, and covered with approximately 200,000 Swarovski crystals.<\/p>\n

The look combined the movement and drama required for a stadium performance. It also carried particular significance for the Colombian singer, who wore the designer when she performed at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.<\/p>\n

\"Shakira
\nShakira performing in a custom Roberto Cavalli creation at the World Cup (Alamy\/PA)<\/p>\n

Rather than revisiting the bohemian, festival-inspired styling associated with the singer and her 2010 appearance, this crystal-encrusted Cavalli dress presented a more theatrical look, turning a familiar designer partnership into a modern World Cup fashion statement.<\/p>\n

Shakira\u2019s 2026 look was designed to be seen from the stands, on television and across social media.<\/p>\n

\"Shakira
\nShakira performing at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa (Alamy\/PA)<\/p>\n

Madonna, meanwhile, leaned into street style, wearing Saint Laurent and incorporating one of the most recognisable elements of her stage wardrobe: the corset.<\/p>\n

Paired with purple knee-high boots, the 67-year-old singer paired the pink corset with pink running shorts and a track jacket.<\/p>\n

Corsetry has remained a recurring part of Madonna\u2019s identity throughout her career, most notably during her 1990 Blond Ambition World Tour when she wore her now-iconic cone-bra leotard by Jean Paul Gaultier.<\/p>\n

\"Madonna
\nMadonna performed alongside Brazilian football legends Ronaldinho and Ronaldo during the half-time show (Alamy\/PA)<\/p>\n

Madonna has used the structured corset to challenge conventional ideas of age, femininity and power in her performances.<\/p>\n

Singer Justin Bieber changed both the tempo and the dress code for “Everything Hallelujah”, wearing relaxed pieces from his Skylrk label alongside jewellery.<\/p>\n

He returned to the big stage following his viral Coachella performance and the cancellation of his world tour due to health issues.<\/p>\n

Similar to Madonna, Bieber\u2019s styling leaned into contemporary streetwear rather than traditional stage costume, which shows the increasingly blurred boundaries between celebrity merchandise, personal brands and performance fashion.<\/p>\n

\"Justin
\nJustin Bieber wearing his label Skylrk during his performance at the World Cup (Alamy\/PA)<\/p>\n

K-pop band BTS, on the other hand, opted for more traditional outfits, co-ordinating in burgundy, white and black football-inspired looks.<\/p>\n

The pieces played with the familiar proportions and details of kits, mirroring the classic football shirt, but introduced other sporting motifs, such as the motocross and varsity jacket.<\/p>\n

\"BTS
\nBTS during the half-time show (Bradley Collyer\/PA)<\/p>\n

Cameos from Burna Boy, Chris Martin, Jason Sudeikis as Ted Lasso, The Muppets and the New York Philharmonic also featured in the record-breaking 27 minutes and 22 seconds half-time performance \u2013 the longest in World Cup history.<\/p>\n

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\nColdplay, The Muppets and more perform at the half-time show (Martin Rickett\/PA)<\/p>\n

The laws of the game, governed by the International Football Association Board (IFAB), state that players are entitled to a half-time break “not exceeding 15 minutes”.<\/p>\n

The extended production signalled FIFA\u2019s ambition to make half-time an entertainment spectacle in its own right.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sixteen years after Roberto Cavalli dressed her for the 2010 World Cup, Shakira returned to football\u2019s biggest stage…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":559062,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[93,61,60],"class_list":["post-559061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=559061"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559061\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/559062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=559061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=559061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=559061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}