Irish singer-songwriter CMAT has shot to fame in recent years, touring the globe with hit songs and making a statement on every red carpet she walks.
Most recently, the Dublin woman was among the nominees competing to win the 2024 Mercury Prize album of the year award thanks to the success of her critically acclaimed 2023 release Crazymad, For Me.
In the lead up to the ceremony, the singer took to her Instagram stories to tease her upcoming look:
"Getting nominated for prestigious music awards is not about winning. It is about having as many people as possible look at the really cool outfit I'm wearing. It continues to be an honour and a privilege to get invited into spaces where the British press, who are boring, are forced to publish my photographs of my insanely fashionable looks. That is the true meaning of Christmas and also music."
Sadly, she didn't take home the prize, with Leeds band English Teacher taking the win for debut album. However, she still managed to ensure that her album got its moment in the spotlight.
To mark the special occassion, the singer wore a sheer white dress featuring a ruffled neckline, flowing sleeves, and ruffled hemline.
She paired the look with bright pops of colour including bright yellow tights, chunky yellow shoes, blue undergarments, and what looks to be a thick orange tie on a luminescent pearl bag.
The main feature of the outfit, of course, was the colourful custom corset made by Irish designer Oran Aurelio featuring album artwork by UK artist Seatton.
According to ArtBox London - a registered charity that creates sales opportunities for artists with learning disabilities and autistic artists - the cover art was originally created by one of their abstract artists.
When discussing the comission, CMAT told ArtBox that she immediately clicked with Seatton thanks to their shared range of interests:
"For my second album, I wanted to work with a singular artist again but struggled this time around to find an artist who fit into the world of the new songs.
"I'd been really inspired by Classical-Futurism, Time Travel, La Belle Epoque, Paris, Camp (duh), Greek Mythology and putting everyday objects into the form of abstraction. There was a lot going on!
"After explaining this to my dearest friend Emily, who works at Artbox, she sent me the work of an artist called Seatton who, miraculously, seemed to share every single on of my interests.
"I sent him image references and the result is this series of perfect art. It was so magical to see all of my musical concepts brought to life in visual form by my favourite artist in the world, Seatton."
For the ceremony, CMAT enlisted Oran O'Reilly - a young Irish designer who recently worked with Chappel Roan - to turn her album cover into wearable art.
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