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Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Fashion How to Dress Like a Swedish Pop Chanteuse
Posted by Marjorie Skinner on Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 9:27 AM
Last night I went to see the excellent Wildbirds & Peacedrums play at the Doug Fir, and in between being blown away by the amazing pipes on singer Mariam Wallentin, I couldn't help but notice some stylistic similarities between her and the last hip Swedish female singer I saw at the Doug Fir, Lykke Li, and I'm not just talking about the penchant for vocal distortion and furious drumming from a standing position (see them both together on February 12 at the Hawthorne Theatre). They seem to share a formula for getting dressed, and it's super-easy to duplicate: Find the hugest over-sized shirt you can, and wear it as a dress (The one Mariam had on last night was actually intended to be worn as a dress, if you looked closely you could see the added ruching on the sides.) Then, whatever you do, don't add pants. Go for black tights underneath, and the biggest, highest shoes you can find (Lykke favors platform boots, and last night Mariam was rocking awesome, tough looking gladiators). Accessorize with tons of rings and the largest, clangiest (Lykke sometimes uses hers as an added percussion instrument) necklace or configuration of necklaces you can get your mitts on, and voila: You're a globe trotting Swedish singer, at least from across the room.
Lykke Li
Shots of Mariam are harder to come by, since she's not as famous (yet), but you can at least see the billowing blouse in this one:
Shop the look after the jump:
Mociun oversize polo shirt dress at Una
Copenhagen Necklace by Draugsvold jewelry at Le Train Bleu
Hansel from Basel ribbed black tights—Frances May carries the line
Costume National boots at Halo Shoes
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