Part of the reason Billie Eilish has gotten so big lately is because of her distinct aesthetic. Nobody really makes dark pop at the level she does today, but her clothing style also stands out. Generally, Eilish tends to wear her clothes more baggy and loose, and now she has revealed why she does that.
Eilish appears in a new Calvin Klein ad, and in it, she explains that she developed her style in an effort to avoid being sexualized: “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? Nobody can be like, ‘she’s slim-thick,’ ‘she’s not slim-thick,’ ‘she’s got a flat ass,’ ‘she’s got a fat ass.’ No one can say any of that because they don’t know.”
This led to fans online commending Eilish for taking control over her image, but also sympathizing with her, as they don’t believe Eilish, who is 17 years old, should live in a world where she needs to have those concerns.
Billie Eilish purposely wears big baggy clothes so she isn’t sexualized and so no one can have an opinion of what is beautiful and what is attractive and hold no power to compare her to societies unrealistic standards… ugh gah i love her
— ✩☆ 𝙱𝙰𝙼 𝙱𝙰𝙼 ☆✩ (@brookemattison) May 11, 2019
https://twitter.com/anugov1/status/1127462195409883137
when billie eilish said “i wear baggy clothes so ppl don’t have to know what’s underneath, they can’t judge” i felt that
— taylor 🦋💙 (@tayleighbae) May 10, 2019
The fact that Billie Eilish wears baggy clothes so she won’t get sexualized really says something about our society
— Dezirae 👻 (@dezirae29) May 11, 2019
https://twitter.com/mary_pricee/status/1127257662129868800
https://twitter.com/glossyboogums/status/1127891209660190723
In a related story, Eilish also recently opened up about an incident where she was groped by a fan during a meet-and-greet event, writing, “i try very hard to make everyone happy at the m&g but sometimes you make it very difficult for me to feel comfortable enough to do that.”
Watch the ad above.
