Sky Ferreira and her peers Grimes and Charli XCX – nouveau ’90s songstresses who double as muses for the world’s leading designers — don’t shy away from the glamour of the pop and fashion worlds. But they aren’t about to let themselves be subsumed by it. Sky Ferreira, for one, has a rare approachability in her songs and style. She may not know who she is — yet. But she always stays true to herself.
From her gloom-dance pièce de résistance “Everything Is Embarrassing” to the grungy “Red Lips,” the recently turned-21-year-old singer has tried a grab bag of sounds, all rooted in pop, leading up to her forthcoming debut album. So far Ferreira’s eclectic approach has worked in her favor: It’s another one of the things that makes her so relatable. She’s upfront that her sonic style is a work-in-progress– and has been for four years, when she inked her first label deal– and she embraces her missteps.
Do you have plans to switch up your look closer to your next release?
Yeah, for certain things. But really I just wear whatever I feel comfortable in or whatever suits the song, video.
You said recently that you only model to pay your bills?
That was kind of taken out of context. I said I do that for a job because I also do it to help pay for my music and my videos and stuff. They kind of edited that and it made me angry because I love fashion—that’s why I’m involved with it—and those are my friends and support. I was angry at how that interview turned out. It is a job for me, and I do it for money, but I also do it to fund my art.
So you don’t have plans to withdraw from fashion when your music takes off?
No, not at all. It will probably be less because I won’t have the time and [there will be] certain things I won’t have to do.
Are you more vocal now about not doing things you don’t want to?
It depends. The thing is, now people are hiring me more as an artist than a model.
Are you close with Charli XCX and Grimes?
Yeah, I talk to them over direct message or something. I’ll try to go to Charli’s shows when she’s here, but it’s hard because she lives in England. I hung out with Grimes at the Met ball. We both kind of were like, “Uh, we don’t know anyone here.” The people I knew there were designers and they were obviously busy. But that situation was so weird and it was both of our first [Met balls] and we had to go by ourselves so we kind of stuck together with that.
Is he someone you’d bring in for your album?
I don’t really know him that well, but I’d never be opposed to working with Frank Ocean. He’s awesome.
How do you feel about being heralded as this new group of DIY pop artists along with Grimes and Charli?
It’s weird because I’m not part of a DIY scene, but I don’t have as many people helping me out as people would think because I’m on a major label. Actually, a lot of people don’t do what they’re supposed to do. So it’s really just me. Life would be a lot easier if I was a part of that because I do have to go through people and maneuver my way through people, but I only have myself to trust.
Grimes does all of her own artwork and produces herself, but it doesn’t make anyone less of any artist because they don’t do that. Michael Jackson didn’t do all of it himself. I’m really glad that I’m associated with a group of girls that are cool and aren’t catty. They want to do something different and they’re supportive of each other, and I think that’s really important. You don’t see it often, especially in music or film. I guess girls kind of relate to us in some way.
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