Billie Eilish’s Cover Story on Self Love and Breaking Standards
Billie Eilish is known for keeping it real and authentic on social media, and her recent cover story for British Vogue does just that. She debuts a new look on the cover and addresses the many comments that have been made about her body over the years in her own punchy way. With all eyes on her, her advice regarding being confident in your own skin is simple, “…if you feel like you look good, you look good.”
After years of rocking baggy clothes and the iconic green and black locks, the young singer shook the world with her shaggy blonde curls and pin-up style corset dress on her cover. Eilish talks about the wig she had been wearing to cover her hair transformation in the interview, and the many tricks she had to pull to maintain the disguise. Although she states she was, “…ready for it to suck,” it got to the point where she was buying ‘Billie Eilish’ costumes off Amazon to keep her second album look a secret.
June’s cover star @BillieEilish is a Gen Z icon, but her fandom spans generations – and includes more than a few famous faces. Here, she answers questions from Justin Bieber and 22 other famous fans. Watch the full film: https://t.co/YSDxqQ5pe6 pic.twitter.com/h8deTb3R8S
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Eilish, who just reached adulthood during the pandemic, goes further into some of the difficulties she’s dealt with on social media and from being in the music industry. She tells British Vogue that her body was one of her initial insecurities, and over the years she has had to deal with many unwanted opinions about the way she looks. Her baggy clothes have always been a topic of discussion and Eilish notes the many ways her personal style has been twisted to represent something that it’s not. Regardless, her new look is something to be proud of, and Billie even notes, “I feel more like a woman, somehow.”
billie eilish for british vogue. i have no words. pic.twitter.com/KlQCIV0q83
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To match her aesthetic transformation, Billie recently announced her new album “Happier Than Ever” which comes out July 30th of this year. In her cover story interview, she mentions how much her voice has grown and how incredible change has been for her. Luckily we can get a taste of the new Billie era with her released album single, “Your Power,” which continues on with the conversation about the exploitation many young women face in the music industry or just based on societal standards.
Eilish tells British Vogue that the new topics she talks about in her single and her album aren’t just for girls dealing with fame like her, but for young women in general. To read the full interview, click here.
