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Perth Now
17 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Ed Sheeran only wears white T-shirts
Ed Sheeran has shown off his wardrobe - but it only contains white t-shirts. The Shape of You hitmaker shared a funny TikTok video in which he showed off the contents of a clothing rail and explained when he wears each of the garments, despite them all being identical. Ed, who was wearing one of the plain white crew neck tops in the clip, pulled the hangers off the rail one by one and explained: "This is my wardrobe, and this is basically the T-shirt I wear to be on stage, and when I finish on stage, and I go out, I wear this T-shirt. "And when I have my day off and I'm trying to chill out, I wear this, which is always very important. "Sometimes if I'm actually going to be really really fancy, if I'm really fancy and I want to go out for a nice dinner, I wear this T-shirt. "Then, when I'm in the studio, I wear that. "And when I do the school visits with Kev, plain. "Spaghetti bolognese, but you might spill it — it'll be good. "So that's my wardrobe. What do you think?" An account for TikTok was quick to join in the joke. They commented: "Was hoping to see your fav clothes to scroll TikTok in [cry laughing face emoji] (sic)" Ed previously admitted his friend Sir Elton John is one of the biggest critics of his "boring wardrobe". The Castle on the Hill singer wore an uncharacteristically colourful Versace blazer to the 2021 GQ Men of the Year awards and explained at the time his pal had given him some advice on what to wear to the event. He told The Sun newspaper at the time: 'Before I came tonight I FaceTimed Elton to show him the results. He's been slagging off my boring wardrobe for years. "I'm not really a fashion guy but I've had to start to show an interest – he loves it. Elton approved — it's very him. 'I actually feel pretty good in it and it's a while since there were big events on, so here I am. I'd feel less comfortable in an ordinary suit. It's easier being in this.'
Straits Times
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Straits Times
Pop singer Lorde overcomes body image issues with new album Virgin
Virgin is the fourth album from the singer and her first since 2021's Solar Power. PHOTO: THISTLE BROWN SINGAPORE – In her new album Virgin, released on June 27, New Zealand pop singer Lorde has finally come to terms after grappling with body image and gender issues. The single Man Of The Year, for example, was inspired by her experience at the 2023 GQ Men of the Year party , where she felt out of place as she was wearing a dress while in a room full of men. The songs on Virgin are meant to encourage listeners to liberate themselves and feel free in their bodies, the 28-year-old singer-songwriter says in a Zoom conference with Asian media. 'I really came into my own power making this album. I, in the past, have struggled with that, with feeling powerful, with feeling fully in my body,' says the singer, whose real name is Ella Yelich O'Connor. 'It was my intention with this one to make something that felt like it could carry the full weight of my inner world and my ambition and my history.' While songs in the new album such as Man Of The Year are inspired by specific events that happened to her in recent times, other tunes such as lead single What Was That, Favourite Daughter and If She Could See Me Now have been influenced by a collection of different memories. 'With my songs, sometimes, it's sort of a composite of moments. Sometimes, it's one very specific sort of hour or minute or day that I'm trying to capture,' she replies to a question from The Straits Times about real-life experiences that led to the new compositions. The songs in Virgin reflect the different phases of her life. 'As a teen, I was brave, but I was shy and I was sort of always hiding. 'I realised my lyrics used to be a little bit more mysterious or metaphorical, but I feel like I've just come into myself a bit more. I'm a little bit less shy, although it is still hard for me sometimes, being out there, and I have to fight the urge to be cloaked in mystery, but I'm getting braver all the time.' The new songs also harken back to the period in 2023, when she was 'struggling with body image and eating issues', and 2024, when she was feeling 'a lot of promise and excitement and zest for life'. 'It felt like I was on this mission to really believe in myself and to create an environment, to build a house that I could live in for many more years.' Sonically, she describes Virgin as a rhythm-driven album, but unlike her previous songs, the layers of singing are kept to a bare minimum. 'I feel like there are always vocal harmonies in my work, but on this album, they're much simpler. I tried to just do very simple harmonies because I wanted it to be very plain, very simple and only do what was needed.' Virgin is the fourth album from the singer and her first since 2021's Solar Power. Born and raised in Auckland, she is best known globally for Royals, her debut single released in 2013. She was only 16 when the hit song was released and was the youngest solo artiste to achieve a US Billboard No. 1 in more than 25 years. Royals also went on to win Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance at the 2014 Grammys. The success of Royals has also been credited for paving the way for other female alternative-pop acts such as American singers Billie Eilish and Clairo. In 2024, British singer Charli XCX revealed that Girl, So Confusing, a song from her critically acclaimed album Brat, was inspired by Lorde. The duo then collaborated on a remix of the song released two weeks after the original. 'I never could have predicted that Charli and I would collaborate in the way that we did on the remix of her song, but it has become one of my favourite songs that I've ever been a part of.' Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Vogue
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Vogue
Vogue Remembers Menswear Designer Waraire Boswell, Who Masterfully Tailored Black Style
When Hodge first met Boswell at the 2016 GQ Men of the Year, he was already a fan of his tailoring. 'When I saw him, I immediately wanted to meet him because I knew his work and thought it was superb,' Hodge shares. 'He was a true artist, and with me being a conceptual designer, I felt like we spoke the same language. He was meticulous about the details–which is why he knew how a suit should be cut—and he shared that vision with the world, through his product.' When it came time for Boswell to grow his brand, with the aim of competing on a global scale, he called his friend Nathaniel Palmer. 'I first met Boz during the pandemic, in mid-2020, after I moved from New York to Los Angeles,' Palmer says over Zoom. 'We were introduced by one of our mutual friends and industry veteran, Antoine Phillips. I eventually became Boz's chief branding officer.' Palmer, who is now back in New York and working as an executive assistant to the CEO of Bottega Veneta soon noticed that 'Boswell was often too generous,' gifting his merchandise to clients and those unable to afford significant tailoring fees. 'My job was to figure out a new strategy; one that would merge his fine tailoring skills with accessibility.' If asked to describe his former boss in a word, 'it would be love,' Palmer says. 'Everything that he did—from designing to marketing to working with clients and brands—was full of love. Even if we were just going to grab lunch to talk about a new business plan, he would hug and hold me as if it was the last time he was going to see me. He did everything out of love.' A native of L.A.'s Altadena suburb, Boswell was shaped by his mother's strength and his father's work ethic. His unique first name (Waraire is both a portmanteau of 'war' and 'air,' and a homophone of the late jazz pioneer Roy Ayers's name), early passion for fashion, and values instilled in him by his parents made his sterling career all but inevitable. Boswell, along with Monica and their two sons, Mason Ellington Boswell (13) and Miles Toussaint Boswell (10), settled in L.A.'s West Adams–Ladera Heights neighborhood, and created a family home full of love. In sharing fond memories of their dad, Miles exclaims, 'He would run and slide down the hallway, and I would ask him, 'What are you doing?!'' According to Mason, 'he was just being daddy, and that would make me laugh!'
