Madonna’s outfit at the MTV VMAs in 1984 caused a lot of controversy among the audience.

Recently, Madonna appeared on the hit show The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon . In it, the “pop queen” mentioned an outfit when performing when her career almost ended.

Specifically, the outfit mentioned by Madonna is the white dress she wore when performing the song Like A Virgin at the MTV VMAs in 1984. “I don’t know why they decided to choose the song Like A Virgin, because I think this is a controversial song,” the 63-year-old star admitted, “But in the end, what’s controversial is not this song but my performance at the awards ceremony.” MTV”.

Madonna and her “famous” dress when performing at the MTV VMAs awards ceremony in 1984 (Photo: Hollywood Reporter)

What’s more worth mentioning is that the 1984 MTV VMAs was also the first time Madonna performed on this awards ceremony stage. Therefore, the female singer wanted everything to be perfect and memorable.

“I had to walk down extremely steep stairs and when I reached the bottom step, I would have to release it immediately. That’s when my high heels fell off,” Madonna explained about the incident. Also at this time, the singer’s dress was askew and caused panic for both the performer and the audience.

As soon as she stepped off the stage, Madonna revealed that her manager had confirmed that Madonna’s career had ended with this performance.