What if, she wondered, she wanted to show more of her body for the first time in a fashion story? What if she wanted to play with corsetry and revel in the aesthetic of the mid-20th century pin-ups she’s always loved? It was time, she said, for something new.” But after thinking about it for days now, I’ve decided: this is totally a ‘many things can be true’ situationĪccording to British Vogue editor-in-chief Edward Enninful, “she came to Vogue with an idea. “If I’m honest with you, I hate my stomach, and that’s why,” she told writer Laura Snapes. Especially because she revealed her inspiration for the shoot was partially about exploring the beauty of corsets, and partially about controlling her body. In it, she strips down to her bra while delivering a monologue about the public’s obsession with her body.īut when I read the British Vogue article, I wasn’t sure that her feelings about receiving this kind of attention had changed. be seen in that body, I guess? The scrutiny even inspired her to create a short film, Not My Responsibility, for her 2020 tour, which she later posted online. As recently as October, a photo of her wearing a tight tank top went viral and people fell over themselves to either shame her for the size and shape of her body, or praise her for being "brave" enough to.
You don't know what's underneath you don't know what's on top.”Įarlier that year, she appeared in a Calvin Klein ad where she expressed similar feelings, saying, “Nobody can have an opinion because they haven’t seen what’s underneath, you know? Nobody can be like, 'She’s slim-thick,' 'She’s not slim-thick,' 'She’s got a flat ass,' 'She got a fat ass.' Nobody can say any of that because they don’t know."įor the record, Eilish's frustration is totally justified. I don't want to give anyone the excuse of judging… I want layers and layers and layers.
In the past, she’s talked about not wanting to be body-shamed, telling Vogue Australia in 2019, “What I like about dressing like I'm 800 sizes bigger than I am is, it kind of gives nobody the opportunity to judge what your body looks like. This is amazing, obviously, but it does sometimes mean that any critique or questioning can be interpreted as shaming, which is obviously not my goal.īut I do have questions, because this lingerie-clad cover feels very disconnected from what she’s worn, and more importantly, said before. Unlike the 90s and early 2000s when criticizing young women for their sartorial choices were de rigueur, it’s no longer acceptable to disparage their clothing choices, or their bodies.
BILLIE EILISH HOT OR NOT HOW TO
What I didn’t say-what I wasn’t sure how to talk about-was what it meant for this cover to be so different from her usual style.
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