Kylie Minogue might look as though she’s having the time of her life while she’s performing one of her spectacular stage shows, but behind the professional smile she battles with a series of revealing, restricting and generally uncomfortable costumes. The singer is renowned for her flamboyant and theatrical stage-wear, regularly wearing designs by the likes of Jean Paul Gaultier and Dolce & Gabbana for her performances.
“They look great and they do the job on stage, but they’re zero fun to wear,” she said. “I know that they’re projecting and doing what they need to do, but you can’t breathe, you can’t walk, and you’ve got to make it look like you can do all of that – which means you can’t do the other things you’ve got to do as well as you would like. So you’ve got to just juggle for the end result.“
The 45-year-old has just launched a book, entitled Kylie/Fashion, in commemoration of reaching a quarter of a century in the music industry. She explained that her outlandish stage costumes are necessary in order to create a sense of drama and theatre for her fans.
“You don’t want to go [to a concert] and see me wearing what I’d wear on the street,” she claimed. “It’s got to be larger than life, and a little bit of a fantasy. I love doing that, but I also love taking it off.“
Since she recently signed with Jay-Z’s music label RocNation, Kylie is now spending more time in the US, and has therefore developed a penchant for more casual attire.
“Now I own a baseball cap,” she told the New York Post. “And I’ve never worn trainers so much! I love it. I’ve never been so comfortable in my life. I’ve even been wearing track pants.“
Kylie/Fashion will be available to buy in the UK from November 19.
