Sophie Ellis Bextor loves 1980s fashion

Sophie Ellis Bextor has confessed she’s obsessed with 1980s fashion because she still feels inspired by outfits she saw her TV presenter mother Janet Ellis
wearing when she was a kid.


Sophie Ellis Bextor is obsessed with 1980s fashion.

The 45-year-old pop star has revealed she loves snapping up vintage outfits from second-hand stores and her looks are often inspired by outfits she saw her TV presenter mother Janet Ellis wearing when she was a child.

Sophie told The Sunday Times newspaper: “My love of 1980s fashion definitely comes from her [my mother].

“I sometimes think when I’m constantly on the hunt in these vintage shops it’s because I’m trying to find things she would wear.

“She had a sherbet yellow Naf Naf cotton jumpsuit and I had a version of it in pink.

“And she had a black velvet bustier-top dress with a big gold lamé skirt with polka dots on it – I thought that was brilliant. When I’m shopping I see in my mind that version of my mum from when I was a kid.”

Sophie added of her vintage shopping: “I’m not looking for designer – I want to find quirky, inexpensive stuff. People who work in vintage shops tend to be friendly too. Beyond Retro is great and there are a few around the UK.”

She said of her style: “I have different aspects of my wardrobe. My son Sonny says he has never known anyone with such a scattergun approach to style as me. Broadly speaking it’s feminine, vintage, eclectic and colourful. I’m a maximalist so it’s lots of different things.”

It comes after the singer revealed she’s happy to buy bargain outfits but she never scrimps on shows – insisting she would rather shell out on expensive footwear that she knows will last a long time.

She told the Daily Mail newspaper: “I am happy to be cheap and cheerful with some things, but when it comes to shoes, I buy quality, then wear them into the ground.

“There’s a lot of kicking and stomping in my shows. I’ve had Miu Miu and Prada pairs for about 10 years.”

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