In the largest entertainment show in Italy, the musicians will be drowned out by Selensky and Ferragni’s messages this year.
Usually the winners of the Festival della Canzone Italiana in Sanremo get the most attention, in retrospect that would be Celentano, Ramazzotti or, more recently, Måneskin. Musicality is perhaps not the main focus of this year’s protagonists and there’s really no consensus about them either. Shouldn’t the festival be a political platform? In any case, the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wanted to contribute via video link on the last evening of the Sanremo Song Festival. That didn’t go over well.
Artists, intellectuals and politicians collected signatures against the action, which was inappropriate and trivialized the war, but now Zelensky will send a written message instead. This will be read by the festival’s presenter, Amadeus, said Stefano Coletta, head of the Rai entertainment division. Others felt there would be no problem giving the Ukrainian leader a platform to thank Italy for his new arms shipment. We will find out the result of the discussion on Saturday.
The nude dress
‘”> The second Dior dress was a glittering “Shameless Dress”, an ode to the beauty of the female body.Getty Images (Daniele Venturelli)
Chiara Ferragni is, if anything, about women’s weapons. The Italian chief influencer (28 million followers) was invited to Sanremo this year as a guest moderator. As such, she used her appearances to campaign for women’s rights – but also to strengthen the child in her in a sentimental speech. In any case, a clear message was sewn into each of their stage clothes. The loudest response was the tulle dress designed by creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri for Dior. Light and dark crystals trace the chest and stomach, creating the illusion that Ferragni is naked. The purpose of the look is to free women “from the shame that has been imposed on them since Eva,” Ferragni said.
‘”> Chiara Ferragni’s first Dior look: a classic, flared gown with a hidden message. On the back of the stole were the words “Pensati libera”, meaning “Think freely.Getty Images (Daniele Venturelli)
The message of her first look was only recognized when the 35-year-old turned around. On the back of her stole were the words “Pensati libera”, “Think freely”. “The simple yet powerful words come from a photograph of Claire Fontaine. We hope the words will inspire all women to feel free — even (or especially) when it means defying societal expectations,” she wrote Evening before the start of the festival on Instagram. “‘Pensati libera’ is dedicated to all women who want to be themselves without being judged and judged for it.”
‘”> Hate comments that Chiara Ferragni finds under her Instagram photos were immortalized on her third look. Women shouldn’t let haters get them down.Getty Images (Daniele Venturelli)
She dedicated the third dress to the topic of violence against women, it was embroidered with hate comments that Ferragni himself received online. She was accompanied in this look by representatives of the Italian women’s network against violence “DiRe”. The fourth Dior dress she wore that night was a cage dress. It was so named to “liberate the new generations from the gender stereotypes in which women often feel trapped”. It represents the hope of breaking the conventions imposed by patriarchy. Many messages for little material. In some Italian media, her performance was criticized as not very authentic.
‘”> The fourth Dior dress: a cage with an integrated rhinestone jumpsuit as a symbol against gender stereotypes.Getty Images (Daniele Venturelli)
Hosted by popular TV showman Amadeus, the five-day festival at Sanremo’s venerable Teatro Ariston began on Tuesday night with performances by Italian pop music stars. Millions of viewers will be cheering on the television and together with a jury will have a say in who will be chosen as the winner of the main category on Saturday.
