Rita Ora is one of the few women who managed to snag a cover of this year’s ELLE “Women In Music” issue.
But unlike the others, Rita actually did two!
The 22-year-old Brit went very high fashion for the cover shot and her accompanying spread, although people might talk most about the photo in which Rita got a little mousy. Dressed in a strapless bra by Calvin Klein, it was the mouse-ears headpiece by Philip Treacy that really stood out.
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For the rest of the Thomas Whiteside-photographed spread, Rita is featured wearing the best of the best from Paris haute couture. Ranging from Chanel to Valentino, Rita looks amazing in each piece throughout the mag.
Obviously, it wouldn’t be a “Women in Music” issue if ELLE didn’t manage to sit down with Rita to discuss everything from her musical influences, to her Marchesa MTV EMA dress.
Check out some excerpts:
On her childhood idols, the Spice Girls:
“I just remember watching them – not even meeting them – and I was completely mesmerized. It feels great to meet someone who is not human, but is.”
On meeting Jay-Z in 2009 after her ‘big break’:
“I didn’t think in a million years that I’d fly to New York to meet one of the biggest music moguls of our time.”
On not allowing her label dictate her music:
“That should never be allowed! It’s like somebody telling you what to sing.”
On her Marchesa MTV EMA dress:
“I went up to [Marchesa designer Georgina Chapman] and said, ‘Hi, I’m Rita. Nice to meet you. I need to wear your dress.’ She was like, ‘What dress?’ They’ve got 10 million dresses. I said, ‘Look, I have your dress as the screen saver on my phone. This red dress needs to be on my body.’”
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Pick up ELLE’s “Women In Music” issue on newsstands now. To see more pics, check out our gallery.
SOURCE: ELLE
