The Seattle times asks "Is Billie eilish, the first popstar to have her own wannabe phase since Madonna?

[Spicechinodiva]

In, 1985 Madonna set a brief phase in fashion trends where every girl wanted to look like her. The rubber bracelets, the crucifixes, torn leggings and belly shirts that was torn or holy..

 

To say that had no impact Is a lie. 

 

Macy's had Madonna wannabe contests sponsored by MTV, a section of the store called Madonna land at the height of the fashion craze, the reason why it was huge,  it was actually affordable to dress like Madonna,  which was hugely it's commercial appeal and is part of pop culture forever..

 

Few times it's been done Spice girls,  Lady Gaga, but never as Imbeded as to culture as the initial Madonna look, which at Spirit has it's own costume and wings, titled the greatest 80s female pop star costume..

 

Well, according to Seattle times,  it seems 5x Grammy award winner Billie eilish with baggy sweats and oversize t shirts might be the modern day Madonna wannabe era for Generation Z. 

 

Here's why they called it the biggest female fashion pop star statement since Madonna..

 

February 4, 2020 - From the Seattle Times. 

Are Billie Eilish's fans the New "Madonna Wanna Be's"? Is Billie Eilish Music’s biggest fashion role model to young women and girls since Madonna? 

"Thousands of girls and young women ranging in age from under 10 to their early 20s are smitten with @billieeilish, remodeling themselves in her image, posting makeovers on Instagram and other social platforms. Her style clout has grown alongside it, on infectious display on Instagram, where she has millions of followers. It recalls the kind of fashion fervor rarely seen since Madonna’s early 1980s videos incited throngs of very young fans to shimmy their frames into merry widows and pile on stacks of bangles and cataracts of chains." 

*No negative comments. Any left will be deleted. This is an opinion of a writer from a newspaper. Surely we can agree or disagree with them in a respectful way without being snippy or venomous about the writer or Billie.*❤

 

 

@Blackout2006 Billie is already iconic to be compared to the fashion trends madonna did. 

 

 

[London Girl 98]

Billie is just a trash (not in a bad way) version of Lana. She ain't in anyway on Madonna's nor Britney level. 

Also, what does this mean? 

1 hour ago, Spicechinodiva said:

*No negative comments. Any left will be deleted. This is an opinion of a writer from a newspaper. Surely we can agree or disagree with them in a respectful way without being snippy or venomous about the writer or Billie.*

Y'all really want to censure Exhale  first the finger pointing down now this? 

[Brother Shawn]

Gwen Stefani had her own “gwenabees” in the 90’s. These pop culture erasures are too damn high! Lol

 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.buzzfeed.com/amphtml/leonoraepstein/12-signs-you-were-a-gwenabee

[Blackout2006]

This is great to know! All she needs is the second sophomore and she is going to be even more bigger  However, she is not the first pop artist to have a wannabe phase since Madonna. She is the first since Britney whom fashion visuals still are relevant to this day.

[Blackout2006]

4 hours ago, setib47631 said:

illie is just a trash (not in a bad way) version of Lana.

How can u compare them tho? Did Lana set the pathway for artist like her? Definitely but except for them both having soft vocals, I do not hear anything from Billie's discography that sounds like Born To Die or Ultraviolence. Make it make sense 

[FemmeFataleBrit]

Are people trying to be like Billie? I’ve never seen it, really. 
 

[girl_bye]

nah, teens are bringing the 2000s back, with corsets, flaired pants etc... not baggy clothes

[Bigno]

I like Billie, but definitely there had been others before her and after Madonna. Not many, but a few. Precisely, Britney set a lot of trends.

[Overprotected Angel]

As if all the girls and gays in the early 2000’s didn’t want a belly button piercing because of Britney 

[OnlyBeyonce]

in which universe? 

[monkeystar88]

I don't think these girls and boys are getting all this plastic surgery for those fake faces and bodies to look like Billie lol

[Look But Don't Touch]

Lmao... Billie? Years ago every girl wanted to be like Britney, now girls copy Ariana's style 

[monkeystar88]

14 hours ago, BabkaAutorka said:

Lmao... Billie? Years ago every girl wanted to be like Britney, now girls copy Ariana's style 

thats tru but I want those abs

[Exaholic]

Are we just completely overlooking the Spice Girls then?

 

I mean I cannot thing of another pop act EVER than had such an impact on young woman all of whom modelled themselves on them, dressed like them and basically wannabe’d them.

[b42ad]

The audacity of this Britney erasure

[Stefani]

Literally every popstar has had a legion of wannabes; claiming that Billie's wannabes are the most abundant since Madonna's seems like a really strange argument, though. How would you even measure that? And no, using TikTok or social media stats wouldn't be a fair way to compare.

[SloppyToppyGoddess]

I don't know if this is the PC way to state this, but butch lesbians have been dressing in baggy clothes for decades. Also I've never seen any young girl dressing like Billie. I see more Ariana wannabes.

[SloppyToppyGoddess]

9 hours ago, BradAdamson said:

The audacity of this Britney erasure

Even Britney copied Billie's fashion!

[brit4u1998]

I'm an old-school Britney fan here. And there were girls that wanted to look like Britney from about 1999 to 2004. Although, since she reminded girls of their older sister, it was kinda provocative to admit that they were imitating her! 

There was even an article, or two, from 2001/2002, where there was a phenomenon dubbed The Britney Effect, where girls were dressing like Britney Spears, and maybe even Mariah Carey, during that era. Britney's effect was bigger, although I can see some teenage girls wanting to dress like Billie Eilish!

[Overprotected Angel]

17 minutes ago, brit4u1998 said:

I'm an old-school Britney fan here. And there were girls that wanted to look like Britney from about 1999 to 2004. Although, since she reminded girls of their older sister, it was kinda provocative to admit that they were imitating her! 

There was even an article, or two, from 2001/2002, where there was a phenomenon dubbed The Britney Effect, where girls were dressing like Britney Spears, and maybe even Mariah Carey, during that era. Britney's effect was bigger, although I can see some teenage girls wanting to dress like Billie Eilish!

The Britney Effect would be a great username