Billie Eilishis afraid some people misinterpret why she dresses the way she does.
The 17-year-old “Bad Guy” singer has had a big year — not only did she drop a chart-toppingdebut album, but Eilish also sold out an upcoming arena tour and picked upsix Grammy nominations, launching her to the top of the crop in music.
“I think my message — and I don’t really know if I have one — is miscommunicated sometimes,” Eilish told the outlet. “Sometimes I get this response from parents like, ‘Thank you for dressing the way you do so my daughter doesn’t dress like a slut,’ and I’m like, ‘Whoa, that is the opposite of what I’m trying to do.'”
She added: “If anything, I’m trying to make it easier for your daughter to wear what she wants.”
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Eilish, who was namedBillboard‘s Woman of the Year, said as a young female artist in the music business she is inherently viewed differently than her male counterparts.
“I remember a year when I was so anxious about my future. I was worried that because I was a girl, people wouldn’t think I was cool or interesting — they would think I was just super basic and lame,” she said. “And a lot of peopledothink that, which is whatever, but the majority are giving me a really good reaction and validation for what I do.”
As far as her wardrobe is concerned, sheopened up toELLEearlier this year about the reasoning behind her outfit decisions — which often consist of oversized shorts, T-shirts and hoodies — as well as her frustrations with how people unfairly judge her based on her body.
“The point is not, ‘Hey, let’s go slut-shame all these girls for not dressing like Billie Eilish,’” she told the magazine. “It makes me mad. I have to wear a big shirt for you not to feel uncomfortable about my boobs!”
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Eilish said her breasts have been an issue for as long as she can remember, which is why she chooses to cover them.
“I was recently FaceTiming a close friend of mine who’s a dude, and I was wearing a tank top,” she said. “He was like, ‘Ugh, put a shirt on!’ And I said, ‘I have a shirt on.’ Someone with smaller boobs could wear a tank top, and I could put on that exact tank top and get slut-shamed because my boobs are big. That is stupid. It’s the same shirt!”
When Eilish turns 18 next Wednesday, fans might start to see a style evolution for the singer, as she said since she’s growing up, she wants to show her body more often and on her own terms.
Of the potential style change, she said: “I know it would be a huge thing. … I know people will say, ‘I’ve lost all respect for her.’”
source: people.com
