i was super excited to get the opportunity to interview JADE from SUNDAYGIRL! i loved her style in her video "four floors" and wanted to know more about her. she agreed to answer some questions...--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Is it annoying to keep being be asked if the name SundayGirl was inspiredby the Blondie hit? I know it's not the inspiration, but it must be asked a lot.The name Sunday Girl came from working in a local old fashioned pet shopin my hometown, Broxbourne for a few years. I worked every Sunday but noone really knew my name so I would just get referred to as the “Sunday girl.” I know you're 21 and from the UK...How does your age and living in the UKinfluence your music and style? Two years ago I moved to Brixton to do an art degree in Wimbledon I thinkthat brought out a more independent creativity. I really experimented withmy writing and production musically as well as producing pieces for my setdesign degree, which I found were closely linked.In my teens I went a bit mad going through loads of style changes, aseveryone does I suppose but I think its great to experiment with fashion andmake and destroy clothes and really find what you like. I think my style nowis quite classic, tailored and masculine. I love dressing like a boy it’s acontrast to my big girly hair.Music influences my style too, I mean one minute I was in a ska band the nexta ukulele band doing old jazz covers. Style Icons?My main style icon is Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel. I love how she turned clothesdesigned for men into something that women could wear too. I also takeinfluences from Jane Birkin, Daphne Guinness, Debbie Harry , Karl Lagerfeldand Edie Sedgwick.Favorite designers and/or places to shop?H&M and Zara for the basics and my loft, my nans wardrobe a bit of car bootsales and vintage shops for making it personal.I noticed you wearing stripes in the video...are you as obsessed with stripes as I am?Yes I am a bit obsessed with stripes but anything Parisian and sea related really. Words to live by?“get good at asking” + “if you don’t act on life it has a habit of acting on you”Favorite City?My favourite place has to be Hastings. My dad has a caravan there, whichI go to most weekends to write, draw and shop. Beauty product you couldn't live without?I'm bad with makeup I never buy my own, I steal everyone else’s but I thinkI could live without my Clarins Bi-serum after a night out. Do you read any fashion blogs? If so, which ones? LOOKBOOK.nu and I admire Tavi Gevinsons blog, StyleRookie.What's in your bag?My Dad’s raybans , lyric book, a fork, tooth brush, ideas book, diary, camera,devon floral sweets. My vintage Cartier wallet and some cds. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------thanks jade!xofor more check out the SUNDAYGIRL's myspace.so you all know there will be another single released soon.the album should be available later this year.
