Romanian designer behind costumes worn by Shakira's dancers at FIFA World Cup final

21 July 2026 A Romanian designer, Rafaela Pestrițu, created the costumes worn by Shakira's dancers during the show at the 2026 FIFA World Cup final. Pestrițu, 31, said in an interview for ELLE Romania that the collaboration came through Shakira's stylist, with whom she had worked before on the artist's tour. "For the 2026 FIFA World Cup final, they contacted me again to create the dancers' outfits. The project evolved very quickly, and we ended up creating 40 custom looks in an extremely short period of time. My first thought was honestly about the scale of the project and the time I had available, but immediately afterwards came the excitement of contributing to a moment with such international visibility,” the designer said. The outfits were the result of a collective effort between Pest