In an interview with ELLE, Billie Eilish opens up about her decision, thus far in her music career, to only wear baggy clothing that hides her figure — and how that could all change after she turns 18.
In an interview with ELLE, Billie Eilish opens up about her decision, thus far in her music career, to only wear baggy clothing that hides her figure — and how that could all change after she turns 18.
People that think she dresses like that as a tactic to desexualize herself are "missing the point," she said.
“It makes me mad. I have to wear a big shirt for you not to feel uncomfortable about my boobs!”
“My boobs were trending on Twitter!," she said.
“I look good in it,” she added. “I was born with [expletive] boobs, bro. I was born with DNA that was gonna give me big [expletive] boobs.”
The fact that Billie is a minor makes a lot of the men who are commenting on her body and her appearance seem extra skeevy.
Billie herself commented on this cover shot, saying she was in no way involved in the creation of it, and, "you're gonna make a picture of me shirtless?? that's not real?? at 17? and make it the cover?"
"I did not consent in any way," she finished.
Kind of messed up for a magazine to use a 17 year old's image like that without even asking her first — especially if they were going to make her topless!
Which is why she made the decision to cover them up in the first place.
“I was recently FaceTiming a close friend of mine who’s a dude, and I was wearing a tank top,” she said.
"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."
But Billie then explained that when she turns 18 in three months, we may start to see her style evolve.
“What if I wanna make a video where I wanna look desirable?” she questioned. “Not a porno!," she quickly clarified.
She recalled a time a troll once left a comment on one of her videos that has stuck with her.
“I can’t win!," she said.
But despite the criticisms, Billie says that she's never been happier.
“Two years ago, I felt like nothing mattered; every single thing was pointless. Not just in my life, but everything in the whole world. I was fully clinically depressed. It’s insane to look back and not be anymore.”
“I didn’t think I would be happy again. And here I am — I’ve gotten to a point where I’m finally okay. It’s not because I’m famous. It’s not because I have a little more money. It’s so many different things," she said.
"Now I love what I do, and I’m me again. The good me. And I love the eyes on me.”
But get ready to be offended because in three months we might be seeing more of Billie.
Let us know if you think she should stick with her signature baggy style, or switch it up!
Not just on her fans or the general audience, but even on the world of fashion. You don't have to take my word for it, though — you can hear it straight from the editor-in-chief of Vogue.
In Wintour's latest installment of Go Ask Anna, she spoke incredibly highly of Billie's style. She said, "What I like about Billie’s style is it’s very particular to her."
Wintour went on to say that she had recently met Billie, adding, "When she came up to see us recently at Vogue, she was in head-to-toe, bright, bright orange and looked incredible.”
“I also want to celebrate/applaud her point of view and activism on body positivity, and how outspoken she is on that subject," she added.
And we can't blame them! Not only is Billie rocking what she feels most comfortable in, she looks fantastic doing it.