Madonna's matador outfit sends Twitter wild at the Grammys

The best reactions to the Queen of Pop's Givenchy outfit

Kiran Moodley
Monday 09 February 2015 01:20 GMT
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"What are you looking at?" Madonna asked her fans in her hit track, "Vogue."

Fast forward 25 years and the answer to that never-ending question was, "Madonna dressed as a matador."

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Ever the diva, ever the maverick and ever so slightly over the top, the American singer waltzed into this year's Grammy Awards in a Givenchy 21st century-take of a Spanish bullfighter, although it is safe to say Madonna's version would not allow for much protection from the horns of any charging mammal.

The hat was reminiscent of a similar fascinator that Madonna wore in the 1994 video for "Take A Bow," though the idea that the Queen of Pop, net worth around $800 million, would ever recycle an outfit is a rather outlandish thought.

Of course, with the 56-year-old singer unafraid to show off her figure and dare to be different, Twitter had a lot to say about Madonna living in a matador world, particularly when she seemed to flash a certain part of the body which rarely sees a ray of light:

Whatever the reaction, Madge will always have the last laugh.
Whatever the reaction, Madge will always have the last laugh. (VALERIE MACON | AFP | Getty Images)

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