Billie Eilish’s Personal Style 2024 (An Overview)
Cool girl & superstar musical artist, Billie Eilish, is back with a new album titled Hit Me Hard and Soft! As a new-ish fan of Billie’s (just started getting into her music this year), I could not be more excited!!!!
Billie Eilish’s style has always been a topic of conversation, especially early in her career. Her oversized and colorful style has drawn a lot of attention because it is very different from what other singers her age were wearing. Her typical style has become so intertwined with her image, but in recent years, on many occasions, she has worn the exact opposite of what people would expect her to wear (ex: Met Gala 2023). I love that she wears what she wants and feels free to change her style.
Over the years, her style has remained similar in many ways but now feels more elevated. I love seeing what she wears to events because it always is so cool and unique. Let’s dive more into Billie Eilish’s street style!
Unfortunately, there are no pictures due to copyright :(
However, I have some pictures in my video version of this post linked here.
STYLE ELEMENT #1: Oversized & Baggy
Over the years, one element that has remained consistent in Billie’s style is oversized and baggy clothing. She explained in a 2020 Dazed interview she wore oversized clothes “cos I hated my body”, which is extremely relatable, but I also think this made her image stand out from other singers at the time. I believe that she is a major influence behind many of the oversized and baggy clothing trends that we’ve seen because as we all know, celebrities certainly influence fashion trends.
It is typical for Billie’s pants to be baggy (sometimes with extra length) as well as any top or jacket to be oversized. Although she will sometimes opt for a tighter-fitting top to pair with her baggy pants.
For the normal girlies, wearing oversized and baggy clothing is extremely comfortable and practical for everyday life. I love that Billie gives the normal girlies cool and comfortable outfit ideas to wear.
TRY IT YOURSELF: The barrel jeans trend is great because they are baggy and comfortable, but also have a unique shape. Pair with an oversized top, like a cool graphic tee!
STYLE ELEMENT 2: Sports Influence & Grunge Girl
There are two main themes that we often see in Billie’s clothes: sports and grunge.
Billie wears sports-inspired clothing pieces like basketball and football jerseys, baseball hats, sports jackets, and sneakers. The sportswear element aligns with her oversized clothing vibe nicely, so I think it’s a great addition to her style.
In general, sports influence is quite popular in fashion right now, but I don’t think Billie is necessarily following the trends. I think she wears what she wants to wear and then it becomes popular.
Billie also wears grungey clothing pieces that have skulls, crosses, and dark colors. Similarly to the sports influence, I feel this grunge element aligns nicely with her music and overall aesthetic. Sometimes the grunginess is subtle (her wearing earrings with crosses on them), or more prominent (her wearing skulls printed all over a head scarf).
TRY IT YOURSELF: Add a sporty a grungy element to your outfit (you could choose to wear both!). It doesn’t have to be anything big. Think of accessories like hats, jewelry, socks, shoes, etc.
STYLE ELEMENT #3: Layering (pattern & color)
One of my favorite fashion topics to talk about is layering. The reason is that I truly believe one of the easiest ways to elevate your style is through layering. It’s as simple as adding a t-shirt underneath your sweater or throwing a cute jacket on. Billie is known for loving to layer with her clothes.
She always seems to be wearing a cool oversized jacket over her outfit, or having a shirt peek out from underneath her top. One example that I love is an outfit that she wore to the 2024 Grammys’ press day. She wore a striped button-down with a printed sweater vest on top and then added a camel-colored collared bomber jacket. It was the ultimate layering example.
I also loved her outfits at the Golden Globes and the Grammys, and they both were great examples of her cool layering.
If you’ve never thought to layer in your outfits, I would highly recommend doing so!
TRY IT YOURSELF: Add any shirt underneath your sweater/top or a jacket on top. Don’t be afraid of mixing colors and patterns!
STYLE ELEMENT #4: Accessories
One of my other favorite fashion topics to talk about is how accessories really MAKE an outfit. If you ever look at someone and think “How does that person look so stylish?”, it’s probably because they have good accessories. An outfit with no jewelry versus the same outfit with jewelry looks very different. The outfit with accessories always looks cooler and more unique.
Billie is the perfect example of this! At a variety event in December 2023, Billie wore baggy blue jeans, a Dodgers bomber jacket zipped up, and sneakers. But what made her outfit extra cool was her light pink beanie with a huge star on it and her clear sparkly sunglasses.
Billie will often add a lot of chunky silver jewelry to her outfit, and wear cool sunglasses, fun socks, or a hat. We know what type of outfit Billie is probably going to show up in, but her accessories are always surprising and give her outfits an extra cool edge.
TRY IT YOURSELF: Add lots of jewelry, a hat, or cool sunglasses to your outfit!
BILLIE EILISH’S WARDROBE ESSENTIALS
If Billie’s style inspires you and you want to dress like her, this is what you should consider having in your closet:
Baggy/loose jeans
Oversized graphic tees
Sports jerseys (especially basketball)
Cool jackets (for layering)
Basic tops (for layering)
Sneakers
Cool sunglasses
Chunky silver jewelry
Hats (baseball hats, beanies) & head scarfs
Fun socks
Thank you so much for reading! I’ll be back soon with a new post!
All my best,
Sammie