Although there have been countless singers who have recently held concerts, Adele's first residency concert "Weekends with Adele" in Las Vegas is still sold out and has received praise for its consistently high level of performance.
Since returning two years ago with his fourth studio album, 30, Adele has been surprising us. Shortly after the release of the album, she became the cover of the November 2021 issues of the US and UK editions of Vogue, and she is also the first artist in history to appear on the cover of both Vogue editions.
This was followed by a special concert on the top of the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles, "Adele One Night Only," which attracted tens of millions of viewers around the world, and music critics estimated that the concert earned at least $100 million.
Her solo concert held in London's Hyde Park in July 2022 sold out in less than an hour without any publicity during the pre-sale period, once again showing her strong stage charm.
Two months ago, she released the music video for the song "I Drink Wine", which once again set off a wave of discussion.
There is no doubt that after returning after six years, Adele has reached the peak of her work, both in her work and in herself. In addition to showing everyone the still strong "iron lung" singing skills, she is also very outstanding in fashion expression after losing weight.
Looking back on her styling in the past two years, from the album shooting to the performance scene, she was amazing every time. The "Weekends with Adele" concert that recently opened in Las Vegas, each set can be regarded as the best.
The velvet straight-leg dress on the first week was specially designed and customized by Daniel Roseberry, creative director of Schiaparelli.
It is not difficult to find that Schiaparelli has frequently become the first choice of many actresses in recent days, and Adele has been on the top several times since his return, performing in Hyde Park last year and in the "Adele One Night Only" TV special.
Previously, she also wore a more chic, more characteristic black and white color-block custom model, and the three-dimensional white shawl perfectly accentuated the shoulder and neck line.
In addition, Nina Ricci's polka-dot dress during this concert is also very striking, similar to the Giorgio Armani Privé she wore on the red carpet of the 2022 BRIT Awards, easily creating a dreamy and fairy atmosphere.
▲ Nina Ricci
▲ Giorgio Armani Private
The Oscar de la Renta, who is on the upper body in the sixth week, is even more impressive, incarnating as the goddess of light.
▲ Oscar de la Renta
"Weekends with Adele" has been held for 7 weeks, and the looks are all black without exception, but each set has its own characteristics, and she can interpret it to her own unique charm.
▲ Givenchy
▲ Carolina Herrera
The hero behind these stunning looks is the well-known Hollywood stylist Jamie Mizrahi, who has been responsible for the styling of Katy Perry, Ariana Grande, Nicole Richie and many other big coffees. She met Adele four years ago through friends and began styling Adele from the album "30".
▲《I Drink Wine》MV中的Valentino Haute Couture
▲《Oh My God》MV中的Vivienne Westwood
"One of Adele's superpowers is being able to give you déjà vu in the right way." Jamie Mizrahi described it this way about the superstar.
▲ Dior Haute Couture
▲ Louis Vuitton
Of course, compared with these costumes, Adele's musical record after this return is more eye-catching, and the new album prelude "Easy on Me" broke a number of records as soon as it was released. Every performance held was also a hit.
But compared to the singer, it may be more accurate to call her a musician, because almost all of her songs are written herself, and the album names are named after her age at the time of her composition.
Since her debut, she has won a total of 16 Grammy Awards, 8 BRIT Awards, Golden Globe Awards, Academy Awards, American Music Awards and other heavyweight awards. As of 2022, Adele has sold more than 170 million records worldwide, she is one of the best-selling music artists in the world and one of the artists who brings the most income to the music industry every day.
Her musical talent and achievements are undoubted, but what many people don't know is that behind these great successes, she actually carries one darkest moment after another in life. An incomplete family and a long-term alcoholic father left a lot of trauma on her childhood, and this lack of fatherly love also led to her emotional life that has gone through several twists and turns since then.
I believe that everyone who has listened to Adele's songs will have the same feeling, and most of her works reveal a strong emotion that goes deep into the bone marrow. Adele herself revealed that her father had only heard one of her songs for a long time in her debut, and refused to listen to her other songs because he felt that the emotions in the songs were too painful.
In previous interviews, she also boldly admitted that pain is the source of inspiration for her creation, and music is more like catharsis for her, and she injects all the darkest moments of her life into her songwriting.
In the album "30", this pain seems even deeper, because at the time of creating this album, she was going through a low moment in her life.
On the contrary, Adele is a very interesting person in real life, and her conversations are always very lively and light. She herself said: "I don't feel like I have as deep feelings as my singing... I don't know where that feeling came from, but I did create that emotion and feeling. ”
But in the eyes of onlookers, this is so because music creation gives her an outlet for her emotions, and music creation itself is also a positive feedback for her, whether it is emotional unblocking or career development.
The lesson we can also draw as outsiders is that perhaps the "bad things" we face in life are actually to some extent a gift from fate. For Adele, to some extent, it is these pains that have created her career peak, and it is also an important help for her self-sublimation and self-reconciliation.
Fans and friends familiar with Adele will definitely find that every time after the release of a new album, she will always "disappear" for a period of time, and she also said in an interview that she actually wants to get rid of the "star" aura and return to a normal life.
In terms of creation, she needs to draw inspiration from real life, because she understands that what she needs is to live, not just to live, and these disappearing moments are "recharging" herself.
The release of this "30" album has been a full 6 years since her last "25" release, and this return is more different than ever, most notably her weight loss results.
In an interview with Vogue, she said that she never thought about starting exercise to lose weight, and decided to exercise just to relieve her anxiety symptoms, because after experiencing divorce, she once fell into a long period of confusion.
Wanting to get out of this bad mood, I shifted all my life focus to exercise, lifting weights in the morning, hiking or boxing in the afternoon, and doing aerobics in the evening. And in this process, she never deliberately lost weight for herself.
As she herself said, Adele's figure has been the focus of the public since her debut, but contrary to the heat of the outside discussion, she herself has never felt that her figure is a problem. In a previous interview with Oprah, when talking about her views on these voices from the outside world, she said that she never cared about these topics.
"I don't have to be responsible for how others feel about my body."
"You don't need to lose weight to stay in good shape, you can be any body shape or weight."
That's what Adele said to herself, and that's what she wants to say to all the people who are in the same situation as her.
Adele has always been a real to almost free person, her music expresses her true emotions, her life has always followed the guidance of her heart, even in front of the camera of hundreds of millions of viewers, she is not afraid to talk about all her past, about her original family, about marriage.
"Because it's part of life, there are still many mountains waiting for me to climb in the future. There will be many unexpected turns in my life. It caught people off guard, but with every setback, I get stronger. ”
For those who are also going through all the difficult moments, Adele is also making a good example for everyone, and her music is also intended to be sent to all those who are struggling alone, telling them that you are not alone.
Hard times will pass, and you still have the right to love and be loved.
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