Charli XCX brought Brat summer to the winter Grammys—and made it rain underwear—as she performed club classics “Von Dutch” and “Guess,” turning the theater into her personal rave. The (unworn) underwear will be donated to survivors of domestic violence following tonight’s performance, according to a chyron displayed during the Grammys ceremony. (Per a spokesperson for Victoria’s Secret, Victoria’s Secret and PINK donated more than 10,000 pairs of underwear to I Support The Girls foundation on behalf of Charli’s show.)
Charli also opted to bring a number of celebrities onstage with her, including Julia Fox, Alex Consani, and Quen Blackwell. Watch a clip of the performance below:
For the “Von Dutch” and “Guess” renditions, Charli wore a vintage Christian Dior bra, underwear, belt, and jacket, as well as a Courrèges coat, and accessorized with DYNE jewelry.
This was a big night for Charli, who had been nominated for several major Grammy categories, including Record of the Year (“360”), Album of the Year (Brat), Best Pop Solo Performance (“Apple”), Best Pop Duo/Group Performance (“Guess” with Billie Eilish), Best Remixed Recording (“Von Dutch” with A.G. Cook, featuring Addison Rae), and Best Music Video (“360”). Ahead of the ceremony, she had already won Grammys for Best Dance Pop Recording (“Von Dutch”), Best Dance/Electronic Album (Brat), and Best Recording Package (Brat).
In addition to her thriving music career, Charli is getting more involved in the acting world. She is appearing in the upcoming films I Want Your Sex, Sacrifice, and Faces of Death. She’ll also be producing and starring in her own movie, The Moment, with A24.The news of the project came out in late January.
She spoke to Variety in December about her acting pivot, saying, “Everything’s been relatively small, and I’m enjoying learning about being on a set and learning from great directors and actors. I hate it when musicians dive into a different field, head-first, without really researching or learning much of anything about it. So I did a lot of reading to educate myself over the past three or four years before I actually did anything.”
