Billie Eilish was the artist who made the most dramatic image change in music this year. The Grammy-winning artist first shook up the music world when she debuted platinum blonde hair in March 2021—a drastic change from the neon green and jet-black locks she had going for two years.
The move was about exploration and growth as much as anonymity (the artist admitted that she couldn’t leave her house without being recognized by her green roots), however Eilish didn’t stop there. In May the “Ocean Eyes” singer welcomed her Happier Than EverThe internet almost broke with this photo shoot featuring a corset-clad woman.
Eilish was aware that the change from baggy head to toe looks to something more slut-like would attract criticism and attention. “Suddenly you’re a hypocrite if you want to show your skin, and you’re easy and you’re a slut and you’re a whore,” she told British Vogue. “Showing your body and showing your skin—or not—should not take any respect away from you.”
Eilish is still unsure why it’s so significant, many months later. “It was supposed to be a specific aesthetic for a photo shoot, and then it was like, ‘Billie Eilish’s new style’ and people kept being like, ‘Wow, her new style, it’s so much better than the old style.’ Or like, ‘Wow, I wish that we could have her old style back, I’m so sad that she’s just changed into this,’” she recently told Vanity Fair per BuzzFeed.
She continued, “It was so weird because I was like, ‘It’s not a new style; it’s one thing I wore and then I’m gonna wear this another day and then I’m gonna do this.’ Literally, the thing that I’ve been preaching about since I first started is to wear what you want.”
And while it’s true Eilish stepped out of her comfort zone in 2021—that iconic Met-gala moment will go down in history—it’s not like she’s left her oversized streetwear in 2020. Let’s take a look at Billie Eilish’s greatest style moments of 2021.
Source: Glamour
