Viva is a German-language music channel and this weekend it held its annual Comet music awards. Observing fashions from a foreign pop music celebration is a lot like tuning into a long-running soap opera for the first time: You’re like, “Who are these people and what the fuck is happening?”
Identical twins Irish rap duo Jedward might be the only recognizable celebrities at this even, to most people anyway. Considering what they wore to meet President Obama recently, this getup is comparatively tasteful.
Remember “99 Luftballons,” basically the most famous German pop song of all time? Well that’s Nena there, in the middle. The caption with this photo said “Nena with children,” and since these two don’t particularly look like children, and she doesn’t look like she’s “with child” herself, I’m going to assume these individuals are her children. Did you know that Nena’s a grandma? Dressed in leather from head-to-toe she’s the hottest großmutter ever.
This is the all-girl pop group Queensberry. They were formed on a television show—essentially the German version of Making the Band. First of all, based on their outfits (and the facial expression on the one on the right) none of these women look like they belong together, nor do they appear to be attending the same event. From the left we have a chick going to a Pink impersonator contest; a girl going as one of the Men on Film for Halloween; a young lady who shops at Charlotte Russe; and a girl who didn’t fully commit to the flapper theme at a costume party.