M.I.A attends the Alexander Wang Spring 2011 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Pier 94 on September 11, 2010 in New York City. wireimage
M.I.A. attends the "One Day Our Day Will Come" Premiere held at Varsity Cinemas during the 35th Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2010 in Toronto, Canada.
When it comes time to decide between the safe fashion choice and the headline-creating option, it's not a surprise that M.I.A. would choose the latter.
The musician showed up at Spike TV's 2010 Scream Awards over the weekend wearing a burqa, a head-to-toe ensemble worn by some Muslim women. Even before M.I.A. decided to wear the outfit, burqas were making news because of a ban that will soon come into effect in France.
M.I.A.’s version was colorfully strewn with flowers and hearts along with the phrase “I love you."
Whatever fashion statement M.I.A. was aiming to make, she chose to wear a different eye-catching outfit for her performance, which included a blue wig and some very M.C. Hammer-esque pink pants. You can see it for yourself when the Scream Awards airs on Spike tonight at 9 p.m.