Doja Cat's Paris Fashion Week Look Triggers Trypophobia Outbreak Among Fans

Doja Cat's latest outfit has triggered some people's phobias - any trypophobes out there, proceed with caution. Her head-to-toe red Schiaparelli look at Paris Fashion Week triggered the fear of small holes among her fans. Dressed in a full red costume, all her exposed skin was covered in red body paint and 30,000 Swarovski crystals.

The singer, 27, arrived at the star-studded show on Monday. Wire Image

Doja, whose real name is Amalia Dlamini, wore a red satin corset along with a lavishly beaded skirt and knee-high boots. She added some extra drama to the already out-there look with a long shawl and large ruby earrings. It took Pat McGrath, the makeup artist, more than five hours to create the look.

The outfit, which took five hours to perfect, was a 'trigger' for numerous fans. Getty Images

But it was the small detail in the outfit which caused a negative reaction amongst fans who have a fear of everyday objects which look to have closely packed holes.

It is a phobia that appears to be far more widespread than previously thought and the internet is helping to highlight just how common it is.

The outfit featured a red satin corset along with a lavishly beaded skirt and knee-high boots. David Fisher/ Shutterstock

Some psychologists believe it may be a latent phobia that is a hangover from ancient threats such as beehives, poisonous flowers, and venomous creatures.

In a piece for The Conversation, Professor Arnold Wilkins, a psychologist at the University of Essex, explains the discomfort that comes from the geometry of the holes making excessive demands on the brain. 

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Healthline writes: "People who have this phobia typically feel queasy, disgusted, and distressed when looking at surfaces that have small holes gathered close together or clustered into a pattern.

"Trypophobia is mainly visual. If you have this phobia, you might feel anxiety, disgust, and discomfort when looking at things like: sponges, strawberries and honeycombs."

Fans suffering with this phobia were grossed out on Twitter after seeing Doja's look.

One commented: 'Of course Doja is attending the function as high fashion trypophobia. I admire her commitment to art and fashion but that girl loves to show her kinda gross side.'

Another said: 'That clip of doja going around is triggering my trypophobia omg it looks so gross but very couture good for her but i dont wanna see again.'

Another wrote: 'Doja’s look is sick but the texture is making my trypophobia act up.'

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Similarly, another wrote: 'I love how Doja’s look turned out. Just can’t stare for too long cos I start to itch and feel funny …serious case of trypophobia.'

Amongst many others writing about it the social media platform, one penned: 'Anyone who retweets Doja’s look on my TL is gonna be blocked. What in the trypophobia!' and someone replied: 'It's making my skin crawl.'

Another added: 'I don’t like that red trypophobia triggering doja cat’s look i wish i’ve never seen it.'

However, others absolutely loved the haute-couture styling, with one commenter writing: "THIS is creative fashion art. Glad she didn’t wear a cat head."

Another Instagram user wrote: "It's giving alien superstar vibes."

While someone else called the look 'unreal'.

Another said that while their 'phobia was triggered', they couldn't 'deny the artistic execution'.

Doja had her makeup done by legendary makeup artist Pat McGrath, who spoke to Vogue about the 'absolute pleasure' she had in collaborating with the songstress.

She said: 'Collaborating with the incomparably talented Doja Cat and Daniel Roseberry was an absolute pleasure.

'Her patience and dedication as she sat with Team Pat McGrath and I for four hours and 58 minutes to achieve the creation, covered in over 30,000 hand-applied Swarovski crystals, was truly inspiring.'

Schiaparelli was founded in 1927 by Elsa Schiaparelli and is known for it's unconventional themes. The label has been worn by the likes of Beyoncé and Kim Kardashian. 

While facing all the criticism for her look, the singer hit-back with a brilliant response.

"I wasn't trying to look sexy or attractive," she posted to Twitter.

Doja later walked the runway with her colour coordinated entourage. Pat McGrath/ Instagram

"All of my makeup has a story and there are absolutely 0 rules and if there were you wouldn't be the one making them.

"People need to realise that not everything is meant to sexy or have sex appeal," she concluded.