I always try to dress up – even on radio – because people will always comment on how I look.’Well, wearing no make-up, in tracksuit bottoms and with her auburn hair casually piled up, Paloma Faith still looks great. I think someone like Amy Winehouse is in a pickle, because her success was from a heartbreak.
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‘There are no limits,’ he says. And anyway, there’s always pretend: ‘Just tell the YOU readers that I was wearing a turquoise catsuit.’ No comments have so far been submitted. If anything, admits Paloma, she knows more about style and aesthetics than pop music. But in so far as a pair of false eyelashes can tell you lots about a person, they’re 100 per cent Paloma. If you haven’t heard her songs – the cinematic break-up ballad ‘New York’ or the staunchly anti-drugs ’n’ rock and roll ‘Stone Cold Sober’ – you will at least have gathered from her outfits that Paloma has a preference for the past. ‘My flat,’ she says, ‘is essentially a walk-in wardrobe with a sofa and a bed in the middle.’This is why her stylist Karl Willett, who also works with Geri Halliwell, Jamelia and Michelle Williams, describes Paloma as one of his favourite clients.
PALOMA FAITH X COSATTO. Quite a lot of people who come to my gigs get dressed up. But I try to keep fit – I go running and stuff.’ One look at MTV or last year’s X Factor, though, tells you that the music business likes its female artists in bikinis, not ballgowns.
‘My mum brought me up on her own.
has been a chart regular for over a year now, she’s also a style icon in her own right.That style is extravagant, golden-age 1940s throwback (think Dita Von Teese meets Etta James), and it means that when you go to a Paloma Faith gig you get a lavish music-hall revue thrown in for free. She will tell me what’s what. I don’t know if I ever feel settled. Well, they’re not her eyelashes, strictly speaking. But I’m not ashamed of my body – if, in the right context, somebody said, “We want you to do something naked,” say for example in my acting, I’d have no qualms about doing it. ‘A lot of women who come to my shows have said to me that they feel empowered by the fact that I always dress up and am quite feminine, but powerful at the same time, not submissive. But I keep trying to tell my mum that what I’m into is postfeminism! She’s a single parent and she’s so honest. Justin Timberlake and Chris Stapleton Justin Timberlake made his return to music in 2018 and teamed up with American singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton for the massive single 'Say Something'. I don’t feel shy about my body or my cellulite.’If that sounds like a welcome admission – a beautiful woman with cellulite – then get ready for Paloma’s new album, due out later this year. Paloma grew up in East London. But after a year of touring and promotion, does she have enough to write about this time? What more do you want? ‘My mum was young in the 1960s and she’s always saying that the period I admire so much – the 40s and 50s – was what they rebelled against: physically restrictive stuff to wear, from a time when men were dominant and women stayed at home. ‘I often have Swarovski crystals stuck on my face on stage because I like to make it all a bit glittery.
This is not just for show: at least half of the vintage clothes for today’s photo shoot are her own. I think everyone’s looking for security but at the same time everyone wants to feel that they’re free. Her mother was an ardent feminist. Her first was full of dulcet blues and soulful tales of love lost. I think that postfeminism is all about celebrating the strength and the power of your womanhood.’There’s nothing quite as postfeminist as a trip to luxury lingerie brand Agent Provocateur, and it was here that Paloma, after college at Central Saint Martins, really found herself. I played it on the last tour and it’s had a really amazing reaction.
Because in the 60s it all became quite androgynous – they burnt their bras and had straight-up-and-down figures. From the hand-drawn eco design crafted from recycled plastic bottles, to the famous tiger prowling over a new sultry statement piece, the warrior is back. We are no longer accepting comments on this article.Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media GroupSinger, actress and fashion favourite Paloma Faith talks to Paloma Faith and Cosatto. Paloma Faith performs an exclusive collaboration of ... - BBC ‘I’m always very hands-on visually and though the record company has taught me a lot about contemporary music, to be honest, I still think the majority of it is rubbish.’One of the things about contemporary music, at least for young women – Paloma is 25 – is that you have to look the part in order to sell records. Cinema is her first love – she goes three times a week when she can. ‘I think it’s quite flattering to say, “There’s no one I’d rather be miserable with than you”. World class guest artist Paloma Faith performs a unique and exclusive collaboration of her single with Jonas Blue, featuring dancers from Theo Adams Company.
Shake up the rules. I don’t ever want to be skinny because I don’t think it looks nice. ‘I’ve surprised myself in that my new album is coming easier to me. My mum gave me a good bit of advice once. 'People will always comment on how I look,' says Paloma Paloma Faith is excited about her eyelashes. Nibbling on pumpernickel and supping tentatively at a mint tea, Paloma says she tries not to get too hung up on dieting: ‘It’s important to not overdo anything but enjoy everything.
‘I got into the music business via working there. One of the songs has all the makings of an anthem, and it’s called… ‘“Cellulite”. At the time it was a very specific look they went for among their sales staff, and it was an exciting place to work.
Discover a capsule collection reflecting the times - and Paloma's passion for fashion with a heart and soul.
‘There are no limits,’ he says. And anyway, there’s always pretend: ‘Just tell the YOU readers that I was wearing a turquoise catsuit.’ No comments have so far been submitted. If anything, admits Paloma, she knows more about style and aesthetics than pop music. But in so far as a pair of false eyelashes can tell you lots about a person, they’re 100 per cent Paloma. If you haven’t heard her songs – the cinematic break-up ballad ‘New York’ or the staunchly anti-drugs ’n’ rock and roll ‘Stone Cold Sober’ – you will at least have gathered from her outfits that Paloma has a preference for the past. ‘My flat,’ she says, ‘is essentially a walk-in wardrobe with a sofa and a bed in the middle.’This is why her stylist Karl Willett, who also works with Geri Halliwell, Jamelia and Michelle Williams, describes Paloma as one of his favourite clients.
PALOMA FAITH X COSATTO. Quite a lot of people who come to my gigs get dressed up. But I try to keep fit – I go running and stuff.’ One look at MTV or last year’s X Factor, though, tells you that the music business likes its female artists in bikinis, not ballgowns.
‘My mum brought me up on her own.
has been a chart regular for over a year now, she’s also a style icon in her own right.That style is extravagant, golden-age 1940s throwback (think Dita Von Teese meets Etta James), and it means that when you go to a Paloma Faith gig you get a lavish music-hall revue thrown in for free. She will tell me what’s what. I don’t know if I ever feel settled. Well, they’re not her eyelashes, strictly speaking. But I’m not ashamed of my body – if, in the right context, somebody said, “We want you to do something naked,” say for example in my acting, I’d have no qualms about doing it. ‘A lot of women who come to my shows have said to me that they feel empowered by the fact that I always dress up and am quite feminine, but powerful at the same time, not submissive. But I keep trying to tell my mum that what I’m into is postfeminism! She’s a single parent and she’s so honest. Justin Timberlake and Chris Stapleton Justin Timberlake made his return to music in 2018 and teamed up with American singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton for the massive single 'Say Something'. I don’t feel shy about my body or my cellulite.’If that sounds like a welcome admission – a beautiful woman with cellulite – then get ready for Paloma’s new album, due out later this year. Paloma grew up in East London. But after a year of touring and promotion, does she have enough to write about this time? What more do you want? ‘My mum was young in the 1960s and she’s always saying that the period I admire so much – the 40s and 50s – was what they rebelled against: physically restrictive stuff to wear, from a time when men were dominant and women stayed at home. ‘I often have Swarovski crystals stuck on my face on stage because I like to make it all a bit glittery.
This is not just for show: at least half of the vintage clothes for today’s photo shoot are her own. I think everyone’s looking for security but at the same time everyone wants to feel that they’re free. Her mother was an ardent feminist. Her first was full of dulcet blues and soulful tales of love lost. I think that postfeminism is all about celebrating the strength and the power of your womanhood.’There’s nothing quite as postfeminist as a trip to luxury lingerie brand Agent Provocateur, and it was here that Paloma, after college at Central Saint Martins, really found herself. I played it on the last tour and it’s had a really amazing reaction.
Because in the 60s it all became quite androgynous – they burnt their bras and had straight-up-and-down figures. From the hand-drawn eco design crafted from recycled plastic bottles, to the famous tiger prowling over a new sultry statement piece, the warrior is back. We are no longer accepting comments on this article.Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media GroupSinger, actress and fashion favourite Paloma Faith talks to Paloma Faith and Cosatto. Paloma Faith performs an exclusive collaboration of ... - BBC ‘I’m always very hands-on visually and though the record company has taught me a lot about contemporary music, to be honest, I still think the majority of it is rubbish.’One of the things about contemporary music, at least for young women – Paloma is 25 – is that you have to look the part in order to sell records. Cinema is her first love – she goes three times a week when she can. ‘I think it’s quite flattering to say, “There’s no one I’d rather be miserable with than you”. World class guest artist Paloma Faith performs a unique and exclusive collaboration of her single with Jonas Blue, featuring dancers from Theo Adams Company.
Shake up the rules. I don’t ever want to be skinny because I don’t think it looks nice. ‘I’ve surprised myself in that my new album is coming easier to me. My mum gave me a good bit of advice once. 'People will always comment on how I look,' says Paloma Paloma Faith is excited about her eyelashes. Nibbling on pumpernickel and supping tentatively at a mint tea, Paloma says she tries not to get too hung up on dieting: ‘It’s important to not overdo anything but enjoy everything.
‘I got into the music business via working there. One of the songs has all the makings of an anthem, and it’s called… ‘“Cellulite”. At the time it was a very specific look they went for among their sales staff, and it was an exciting place to work.