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when I look like myself. I’m always like,

“MakemelooklikeI’vebeenonholiday,but

I’ma bitsweatyaftera run...”

JS:I reallylovefoundation!AndI likethatDior

hasskincareinitsproducts.NormallyI justdo

a skinbasewitha highlightandbronzer,then

sometimesblush,eyebrowsandeyes.I like

lookinglikeme.I liketolookglowyandfresh.

AA: SomethingI admireaboutyouis that

youwillwearamini-dressbutnotwithheels.

Instead, you’ll have a pair of trainerson.

Haveyoufeltmoreconfidentwearingcertain

thingsasyou’vegota bitolder?

JS:Definitely.WhenI firstmovedtoLondon,

I remembertellingmymanagerthatI didn’t

everwearshortsorskirts.Photoshootshave

kindofhelped,becauseI dosomanyshoots

wheretheyonlyhaveclothesinsamplesizes,

andI’mnotsamplesize.Havingtodealwith

notfittingintocertainclothestaughtmea lot.If

I was15,I wouldhavebeensoupset.Butyou

justhavetowearwhatyou’recomfortablein.

AA: Do you ever read if there are bad

commentsaboutyou?I lovewhenpeople

don’t love my outfit. I’m happy because

I don’t like to feel like I’m fitting in. I’ve

accomplishedwhatI wasaimingfor.

JS: I don’treallyreadthecomments. One

thingthatusedtohappenwas,becausemy

tummy’s not flat, if I wear tight

things,it sticksouta bit.People

comment,“She lookspregnant.”

Peoplethinkthat,becauseI have

loads of followers, I don’t see

things online. When I met

Stormzy, hesaid, “Ifyoulike it,

that’sallthatmatters.”

AA:Whataresomeofthethings

youwanttoachievethisyear?

JS:I wanttoreadsomuchmore.

I onlyreadonebookin 2018 and

started aboutfour.When I was

busy lastyearI lost abitofmy

creativity, soI wanttoget back

into watching more cool films

andgettingreferencesfromthem

forsongsormusicvideos.I really

do love the new music I’ve

released. Probably because it’s

aboutthethingsI’mgoingthrough

now.I’mjustlearningmoreabout

myself.I overthinkalotandhave

battles with myown mind – it’s

goodtowriteaboutit.

AA:I definitelybattledailywiththecriticsin

myhead,butactuallythey’rebrilliantbecause

theypushme.

JS: I’m really hard on myself. Without it,

I wouldn’tbewhoI am.I pushmyselfevery

morning to do a shoot or a video or to

arecording.Butif I messupinashow,then

thewholeshowisshitandI beatmyselfup.

I usedtocryalot,whenallthedoorswere

closed,whenI didstuffwrong.I justgotreally

upset.It’snowaboutfindingthatbalanceof

being hard on myself but knowing when

enoughisenough AndlookingatwhatI’ve

done

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DJ Bec Adams of female

music collective Les Filles

(which has just started

soundtracking weddings

with Les Filles Weddings

• @lesfilles.cc) shares
  her less-than-obvious
  picks for the perfect
  ode to your SO

*“Pocketful Of Rainbows”

• Elvis Presley
  ^ “I Only Have Eyes For
  You” – The Flamingos
  ^ “Love Me, Please Love
  Me” – Michel Polnareff
  ^ “Moon River” –^
  Frank Ocean
  ^ “Bless The Telephone”


• Labi Siffre

*^ “Your Love Is King”

• Sade
  *^ “This Will Be Our Year”


• The Zombies
  ^ “Lyk U Use 2 (feat
  Andres)” – Moodymann
  ^ “My Boo (Hitman’s Club
  Mix)” – Ghost Town DJs
  *^ “Window Shades”


• US Girls

COVER STORY

New takes on old favourites

(we’ll leave it to you to pick

the best version)

Cat Power covering

Rihanna’s “STAY”

Laurel doing Talking Heads’

“THIS MUST BE THE PLACE”

Donnie & Joe Emerson’s

“BABY” covered by Ariel Pink’s

Haunted Graffiti

Boygenius covering the

Dixie Chicks’ “COWBOY

TAKE ME AWAY”

The Strokes’ “SOMEDAY”

covered by Julia Jacklin

No Mono doing a haunting

take of The Righteous Brothers’

“UNCHAINED MELODY”

Odette covering Gang Of

Youths’ “MAGNOLIA”

A$AP Rocky doing

Otis Redding’s “(SITTIN’ ON)

THE DOCK OF THE BAY”

Jade Bird’s cover of Kate

Bush’s “RUNNING UP THAT

HILL (A DEAL WITH GOD)”

One Direction’s version of

Natalie Imbruglia’s “TORN”

ghisenough.Andlookingatwha

e and beingproud.

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• CLICHÉ
  WEDDING