Photographer + Creative Direction / Angelo Kritikos
Styling / Samantha Burkhart
Makeup / Robert Rumsey
Hair / Joseph Chase
story /Â Mikhael Agafonov
An old soul trapped in the body of the style-savvy teen, 17-year-old Billie Eilish has been making waves and expanding her international fanbase for a few years now. And with the release of her debut album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? sheâs about to cement her name on the rebels-with-a-cause wall of fame. Mixing dreamy with creepy and going from soothing to frightening in a matter of seconds, the record is a master class in minimalism, feminism, escapism and any other âisms you can come up with. Billie is fully in control and in her element here, becoming a poster child for risk takers and dreamers of all ages.
Here are some of our favorite takeaways from talking with Billie about all kinds of topics, from avocados to favorite celebrity mugshots.
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On her Instagram handle @wherearetheavocados:
âA lot of people think Iâm obsessed with avocados. I mean, avocados are great. My username on Instagram goes back to 2015 when I made a grilled cheese, I was home alone and needed some avocados. I looked all around the kitchen: I looked in the fridge, I looked in the cardboard, I looked under my bed, but I didnât find any. And I remember screaming at the top of my lungs: âWhere are the avocados?!â And immediately thought it would be funny if it was my username. I did it as a joke, kind of. And itâs like a thing now. But sure, avocados are great.â
On Valentineâs day: âI donât get people who hate it. Just let people be in love!â
On the things that give her belly ache: âIâm vegan because Iâm allergic to dairy and gluten and stuff. I still eat it âcause itâs kinds good, but yeah, Iâm vegan, gluten-free. I didnât believe that I was lactose-intolerant and Iâd eat a bowl of ice cream if I wanted to. But then Iâd always get belly aches all throughout my childhood. And I remember thinking âI donât think Iâve ever not had a stomach acheâ. And I thought âThis is stupid, I should stop eating all the stuff that makes me feel like thisâ. And I stopped.â
On favorite celebrity mugshots: âI think Tyler, the Creatorâs was pretty funny. I remember when Justin Bieberâs got arrested and that mugshot got out and everyone was like âWhat?!â. Yo, you know whose mugshot I really feel is? Sarah Snyder! Thatâs my answer, forget about the other ones. So sick, sheâs such a badass. And she put it on a shirt and wore it to the court. Way to get out of things!â
On her unique fashion sense: âI donât think there is an uncool side to fashion. If you rock it and youâre feeling confident, then itâs cool. You know what I mean: no matter what it looks like, even if itâs the ugliest shit in the world, if youâre confident and going for it, then itâs sick. I like when people go for the stuff that youâve never seen before. Trying to create something thatâs never been created â thatâs the sickest thing. I try to do that with my fashion. All the clothes I wear are like guyâs clothes. â
On the idea of rapping: âI donât plan to rap, no. Because people would come for me and drag me if I rapped, you know what I mean? I can do that soft rap almost when youâre singing it, but probably wonât.â
