Bebe Rexha performed her latest hit “True Religion,” on Jimmy Kimmel wearing a custom look by Natalia Fedner and Christian Cowan. Cowan created the structured lacey black corset- while Fedner created the outer layers of gunmetal chain and crystals using her patented 6-way stretch metal chain textile. Fedner also created the headpiece, choker, and hand-bracelet that Rexha wore.
Shakira wore a custom Natalia Fedner Denim look: “To mark the 30th anniversary of Pies Descalzos and the 20th anniversary of Oral Fixation, Spotify and Shakira are bringing fans an exclusive live EP and performance video special that revisits the music that has defined her career, featuring electrifying live performances and moments of intimate storytelling.”
On Instagram, Natalia wrote about the look: “The look is made from new and dead stock denim, dead stock cotton, dead stock silk chiffon, aluminum and copper silver colored chains, and crystals. I made the top from scratch in my usual knitting way. The jacket and jeans I distressed the hell out of – and then incorporated the same materials that were used for the top. The concept and idea goes to the amazing Nicolas Bru who reached out about making Shak a distressed denim look – and we brainstormed how to make it original but in the same DNA as my knitting technique that is used for her tour look”
Shakira wore a custom Natalia Fedner red silk chiffon and chain knit dress for the “Hips Don’t Lie” anniversary performance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Shakira’s dancers also wore Natalia Fedner looks. The looks were styled and creative directed by Shakira’s long time stylist, Nicolas Bru.
Photographs by NBC
From Natalia’s Design Journal: The sketching process started in September, with swatch creation in October, and the beginning of making the dress in November (the dress took over 2 months to create and perfect). Some people buy their bread, others buy the dough and bake their bread, and yet others make the dough and then bake their bread. This was a true “make the dough to make the bread” process. The fabric started out white and I hand dyed it to the perfect beige and sandy tones (the process of choosing the perfect shades took over three weeks of creating dye samples and swatches). Next we hand cut the 3 chosen shades into long strips that I could knit with. I incorporated chains in three colors to add to the sparkle and depth of the fabric. And finally a crystallizer spent over 30 hours individually adding beautiful rose gold Swarovski crystals to the dress to make it truly glow under the stage lights. This was all done under the direction and guidance of Nicolas Bru . The dress traveled back and forth between Miami and Los Angeles as we tweaked it to make it the absolute perfect silhouette – always keeping in mind the importance of movement and stage presence. Finally, Nicolas decided it would be best to send me to Mexico City for the final fittings with Shakira. This was a dream come true in so many ways. Working with her tailors and team was awesome. And meeting and working with Shakira was a childhood dream come true. She is the ultimate icon – she is everything you wish her to be – as inspiring and beautiful in person as she is on the big screens.
Shakira surprised everyone at Coachella when she appeared on stage during Bizarrap’s performance on Night 1 of 2024’s Coachella. She took over the stage in a firey outfit designed and made by Natalia Fedner. Continuing her tradition of putting sustainability first, Fedner used dead-stock silk chiffon and non toxic dyes to create the look. The inspiration was fire- and Fedner embroidered the outfit with metallic chains in red, gold, and black to help add to the smoldering effect. She also made matching boot covers and arm covers. The look was styled and overseen by Shakira’s long time stylist, Nicolas Bru.
Photographs by Nicolas Gerardin.
Fulfilling a lifelong dream, Natalia Fedner is thrilled to have dressed Shakira for her new music video. Shakira wears a Natalia Fedner Gold Chain Shawl for most of the video – while balancing on a surf board! The music video was styled by Nicolas Bru. The chain shawl is made using Fedner’s patented metal textile- which stretches in 6 directions – allowing it to cling delicately and mimic the form of Shakira’s body.
