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Hello Sailor
from Billie Eilish
Virgil Abloh, Instagram, June 2018.
The Sailor Moon anime series is an iconic image-fest of fashion that inspired a legion of ‘Moonies’ in the ’90s and has been taken into the digital stratosphere on TikTok and Instagram for the 21st century. Award-winning Japanese manga artist Naoko Takeuchi’s most famous creation lives on as a style inspiration and in various film projects – a two-part movie, Sailor Moon Eternal, was released in 2021, proving an unstoppable attraction for fans who love the sparkle, romance and fierce galaxy-defending charm of Sailor and her fellow Guardians. The original animation featured outfits that paid homage to Thierry Mugler, Dior and Yves Saint Laurent as well as pretty Peter Pan-collared blouses, dungarees, preppy schoolgirl pinafores and cute shorts and crop-tops.
Back in 2019, for the iHeartRadio Music Awards, Eilish wore a custom-made Sailor Moon 2-piece, designed by Slumpy Kev (aka Queens artist Kevin Roda) paired with Under Armour X A$AP Rocky trainers and diamonds by Bulgari.
this page: Sailor Moon Eternal. opposite: BE at the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards, Microsoft Theatre, LA, 14 March 2019.
