People have been wondering what’s up with Billie Eilish’s super-baggy style of dressing and it turns out there’s a legit reason why.
P.S., it might not be the reason that you’re thinking.
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Before we get into this thing, let me introduce you to Billie Eilish.
You’ve probably seen her face in the media at least once or twice over the past several months.
She’s a 17-year-old singer and songwriter whose star is rapidly climbing online and for good reason.
Billie is the first musician born in the 2000’s to have a number one album.
She also has a signature style.
A quick glimpse of her Instagram profile paints the picture of Billie’s unique style.
She’s often seen wearing vibrant monochromatic looks with a healthy does of graphic designs and her trademark grey-ish blue hair.
She’s also known to wear oversized cargo pants, XXL t-shirts and all things baggy, all of the time.
For that reason, Billie has been the sources of numerous memes.
For instance, one person compared Billie’s style to that of Soulja Boy’s back when he first stepped onto the music scene.
None of that matters though because your girl just scored herself a major check.
Calvin Klein recently launched their latest ad campaign called I SPEAK MY TRUTH IN #MYCALVINS.
Billie is one of several young stars including Shawn Mendes and Noah Centineo, to be featured in the campaign.
After announcing the campaign, the brand then rolled out a series of videos featuring each young celeb.
In Billie’s video, the singer is seen hanging out in a bathtub and kissing her reflection as she moves through a mint green washroom.
While the scenes play out, you can hear Billie explaining why she always stays covered up.
“I never want the world to know everything about me. I mean, that’s why I wear big baggy clothes: Nobody can have an opinion, because they haven’t seen what’s underneath, you know?”
She then goes on to say, “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.”
Tons of Billie fans took to social to show their support for the musician and applaud her decision.
“the fact that @billieeilish wears big baggy clothes so no one can make assumptions, judge, or body shame her makes me love her as an artist and a person even more,” wrote one Twitter user .
Another wrote , “Why do I find it so cool that @billieeilish doesn’t wear tight-fitting clothes in public/on social media so that no one can say ANYTHING about her body?
However, others felt like the entire situation is actually really sad.
“The fact that Billie Eilish wears big baggy clothes to prevent people from having an opinion about her body is insane. American culture is so critical that she has created an entire look to protect herself,” wrote one Twitter user.
Another praised Calvin Klein for steering away from their typical ‘sexy’ ad campaigns.
“I love how this is a Calvin’s commercial that focuses on how she feels & doesn’t actually show the product, usually those commercials are so sexual but this is a nice change,” they said.
At the end of the day, I think the lesson here is that it’s really none of our business what other people’s body looks like.
Hopefully, Billie starting this conversation will help to solve the issue of others being way too concerned with a woman’s body shape.
Either way, I completely respect her for her decision.
