Mariah Carey made a fashion statement recently when rocking custom-made, bedazzled and feathered slings for her dislocated shoulder.
The diva successfully made something functional, fashionable.
But Mariah isn't the first celebrity to wear a sling — or cast or crutches — while performing, on the red carpet, or at high profile events.
Everyone from Kristen Stewart to David Beckham has made injuries look good.
Kristen Stewart headed down the red carpet on crutches after she "sliced her foot" as Jennifer Garner walked behind her at the Academy Awards in 2013.
Brad Pitt arrived at the 2012 Critics' Choice Awards in Los Angeles, cane in hand, after he slipped carrying his daughter down a hill. “It was either her or me," he said of his injured ACL.
Jessie J performed with a broken foot at the Glastonbury Festival in 2011. The singer injured her left foot when she fell off a stage during rehearsal a few weeks prior.
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