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Lovefoxx from CSS
"I'd like people to see lycra and leotards and think of me - I embrace lycra this way. I think it's nice to have something that people recognise as being you. I dress simply and basically always wear the same thing, lycra leotards and unitards… and when you wear a unitard it's really just like being naked. It's very important for your look to work for you, in CSS we're not thematic, none of us care about fashion too much but we have individual styles. My look is very creative and funny and I like to think it's unique and individual… I don't like the idea of looking killer or sexy. I like looking awkward, to wear an awkward
mix of shapes and colour combinations, it's nice to be pretty but it's more interesting to make an impact. I get very excited about the idea of making very big clothes, with strange proportions and a lot of volume. It's not about trying to look weird or wacky, it's just about making good choices and wearing clothing that reflects something about you.
I'm not into the concept of stage personas, I think I'm always being myself, but in different situations people behave differently - around our parents, friends, boyfriends and audiences. I like to communicate with the audience and ask questions, it's like child entertainiment… and seeing people smiling makes me happy. On stage I really want to entertain people, I dance a lot and never stop looking at the audience - I look at people directly and get eye contact. It's very honest. What's really solid with me is my honesty - it's not my voice, it's not amazing. You have to hold onto what you've got and really use it, so I use my honesty."
Tahita Bulmer from New Young Pony Club
"The things that get me going have always been quite visceral and violent. The garage movement of the 60s, punk in the 70s, hip-hop of the 80s - sounds that come from the gut. I repress a lot of my emotions, so they come out in my music. I feel that there are two me's - one is a nobody sitting around reading books, while the other me is an extrovert, a performer. There's a real duality - I want to go crazy, have wild adventures and sexual experiences, but then I can also be reflective and quiet. In person I'm quite reserved, but when I'm performing I'm a more childlike and innocent me – my cynicism vanishes. I was really introspective as a kid, actually... I wasn't outdoorsy at all. I used to love watching all the musicals on BBC2, they're just so purely pleasurable. I was really influenced by all the glamour, opulence and performance, the women were so sexy and demure. I've always tried to look glamorous… a bit punk, a bit 50s and a bit Studio 54.
I always like to be wearing the most spectacular outfit in the room, with everyone staring at me in a good or bad way. I want to feel like an idealised version of myself… fashion should be about wearing things that make you look and feel good, so I don't believe there's such a thing as a fashion faux-pas. I like the idea of not always having to look pretty on stage though. I understand the ice-cold Nico thing, always looking perfect, but I think there's something really artificial about it. A true performer is trying to break through the audience's veil, so that everyone is experiencing the moment together. Some of my performances are almost like Roman orgies, where I'm caressed and swept up by the audience. I want the audience to experience the moment - the now - with me, I don't want them thinking about anything except what's happening right in front of them. I want the couture girls up the front to get sweaty and messy and love it, it's quite nihilistic really."
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