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'It's not outrageous...' Chappell Roan shrugs off the fuss over her nipple‑piercing Grammys dress
Chappell Roan cannot understand why her nipple-piercing gown caused such a stir.
Chappell Roan has laughed off the fuss caused over her nipple-piercing dress.
The Pink Pony Club hitmaker wore the barely-there ensemble to the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday (01.02.26), and the internet hasn't stopped talking about the eye-popping look ever since - but the pop star cannot understand why it's deemed so "outrageous".
Sharing details of the custom Mugler look, she posted to Instagram: "Giggling because I don’t even think this is THAT outrageous of an outfit. The look’s actually so awesome and weird. I recommend just exercising your free will it’s really fun and silly.
"Thank you for having me @grammys and those who voted for me!! (sic)"
The 27-year-old singer - whose real name is Kayleigh Rose Amstutz - has spoken before about how her fashion shifted once she became a worldwide star, saying she moved on from the more provocative style she used to favour.
She told the Call Her Daddy podcast: "Before all of this [fame] happened and I had energy and light in my eyes, I would literally just wear my thong out, miniskirt, bottom a** cheeks out. Nipples see through...
"I dressed, like, really, really bimbo-y. I wore silicone boob inserts to make my boobs come up to my f****** clavicle.
"So, I just, lost my shine because it became my job. And then I was like, I'm f****** tired."
The Giver singer would spend hours perfecting her "drag makeup", but becoming a pop star put a different spin on her style.
She recalled: "I would go out in this insane drag makeup and all these thrifted seventies disco [glam], always in f****** heels, just [being] maximalist, and that was so amazing.
"Then it just got to be... there was no separation."
Chappell realised she was losing the contrast between her real self and her on-stage persona.
She added: "I would be out as Kayleigh in that, and then I would be on stage as that. There was no separation.
"It just got I would look at myself in the mirror and be like, what's the difference between Chappell and [Kayleigh]."
Now, she boasts a more "modest" look in everyday life, particularly when she's in Los Angeles and feels like she can "dress more masculine" without being judged.
She explained: "I'm very modest when I it comes to my day-to-day. I think it's just because, one, I feel like I'm in L.A. and I can dress more masculine and not get dirty looks.
"But I feel like in other parts of the country, I dress more feminine... I don't wanna deal with [comments]."
