Billie’s refusal to switch it up in magazines has got me thinking, lately, that perhaps she’s right. She’s a musician with a large, young fan base and a carefully cultivated image that sends (I think) a positive message but also seems to genuinely reflect her own taste and personality. She is not a chameleon, she is not a model. Perhaps the real issue is we’ve gotten so used to celebrities replacing models in fashion magazines, that we expect glamour, fantasy, couture, and visual storytelling from a singer promoting their concert ticket sales or album. And this expectation seems to only apply to female celebrities. No one would question, I dunno, Harry Styles in GQ styled mostly in Gucci, even though that’s no less a departure from his personal style than what Billie’s wearing here. If you like a celebrity enough to pay $8+ for a magazine they’re in, you probably want them to be recognizably themselves. If you like fashion enough to pay $8+ for a magazine, you most likely want the fashion editorials to feature professional models, not celebrities.
tldr version: Bring back the models and let the celebrities be themselves.