
Dua Lipa shows off stunning figure in feathered gown with revealing keyhole cutout
DUA'S GOT THE LOCK Dua Lipa shows off stunning figure in feathered gown with revealing keyhole cutout
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POP star Dua Lipa is the top fashion pick in this feathered gown with striking keyhole cutout.
The 29-year-old oozed glamour yesterday at Paris Haute Couture Week.
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Dua Lipa looked stunning in a feathered gown with striking keyhole cutout
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The singer oozed glamour yesterday at Paris Haute Couture Week
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And with bridal white on the cards, it could be a cheeky nod to wedding bells with fiancé Callum Turner.
Meanwhile, rapper Cardi B, 32, winged it by bringing a bird along to the bash.
Pop star Dua fulfilled a lifelong dream when she played to 70,000 adoring fans at Wembley Stadium last month.
She first performed in London 10 years ago to just 350 people, but her latest sell-out gigs were part of her worldwide Radical Optimism tour.
The singer's tour has seen her play two nights at Wembley, two at Liverpool's Anfield, and one night at Dublin's Aviva Stadium.
Split into four acts and an encore, Dua's career-spanning set went down a storm with fans and critics alike, featuring hits Be The One, IDGAF, Houdini and Levitating.
During her Wembley set, the singer paraded in five different outfits as she pulled out all the stops to impress her fans.
This included a petrol-blue Balenciaga slip dress draped in a faux-fur coat lined with the Union Jack flag and a silver custom Swarovski bodysuit with matching Christian Louboutin boots.
During her show she exclaimed: 'Wembley, thank you. It is something I've dreamt of my whole life, and all day I have been feeling so much love and gratitude to be here with you guys.
'It is just surreal. It feels like such a journey, but also like everything has happened so quickly.
Dua Lipa 'splits the G' in popular Dublin pub
"I want to thank you for believing in me and trusting me, dancing with me, singing with me — and allowing me to wake up every single morning to do what I love to do.
"Looking out and seeing all you guys means the absolute world to me."
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