wearing them for what they
‘used’ to mean. You know,
when sex pistols were around,
the entire rebellious /punky
feel that went with them,
rubbed off onto Dr Martens,
and that, is why I wear them
today. I don’t just jump on
the bandwagon and decide to
wear them, I guess you can
say I got influenced by Sex
Pistols, and joined them in
wearing these shoes – kind
of carrying on the whole
rebellious vibe I guess!“Do
you feel that you get
influenced by your favourite
bands, in the way you decide
to dress?”
I hate to say it, but yes, I
guess I do. I mean, when the
whole checked shirts came
back into fashion, all the
bands were wearing them, Orlando Weeks (lead singer of
The Maccabees) never got out
of his! When I saw these bands
starting to wear them, I decided that they actually looked
nice, so I also began to wear
them. It’s the same with Leather Jackets, band members also
began to wear them too, Noel
Gallagher, Pete Doherty, Simon Neil, all of them! And I
guess that’s the reason why
everybody else has decided
there ‘cool again’.
“Finally do you feel that
NME listeners have a different fashion style to say,
pop music listeners?”
I guess so yeah, I mean it’s
quite difficult to generalize, but in some cases I
would definitely say so.
Again, I guess it’s just how
their favourite artists like
to dress, within the NME
music world, all the bands
and artists tend to dress
with a rebellious feel to
their outfits, where as in
pop, it’s totally different.
In the world of NME it’s all
about Leather Jackets, Dr
Martens and Shirts were as
in pop it’s all about Bright
Colours, Heels and dresses.
indie kid in the
street...
As Ellis left she shook my
hand, and explained how
nice it had been for her to
have been asked to take
part within the interview.
NME Talks Fashion has
found quite a lot out during this interview, and it
has showed how an NME
reader feels about the
fashion behind music. I hope
you as readers have enjoyed this interview, there
will be more to come!
Written by: emily bennett.
Interviewee: Ellis - current
NME reader.
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