♥ if you're in fashion, you can go out of fashion...

... but if you run away from fashion,

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florence welch

images via lastfm.com

images via florence + the machine

there was a point in my life

where i would have killed for curls,

when i was a do.it.yourself blonde,

but i have never once

–at any point–

wanted to be a redhead.

until now.

florence welch,

front.woman to an ever.evolving band

of interchangeable musicians, known as

florence + the machine,

has got a wardrobe full of costumes that are

about as fiery and flashy as her flaming red hair.

{not to mention a voice so soulful and sultry that it

could blow the likes of fellow british betties

lily allen and amy winehouse

right out of the water.}

daughter to american art historian/author evelyn welch,

florence is a self professed nerd,

who writes most of her music

during drunken fits and hazy hangovers.

drawing inspiration from everything in her life

from the musicians she listened to as a child,

to the heartaches she has experienced

and the artwork she has seen in passing,

and all the beautiful, magical things in between,

florence has produced a debut album, lungs,

worthy of it's chart topping success and multiple award nominations.

and did i mention how much i love her costumes?

without much classical training as a singer, florence bumbles

and bounds on stage, accepting alcoholic beverages from the audience,

crowd surfing, banging to the beat of her own drum,

and surprising crowds time and again

with one of a kind pieces

found at a second hand stores.

recently playing at the glastonbury festival alongside blur,

florence was lucky enough to have three custom.made costumes

designed specifically for her by topshop.

(jealous!!)

starting with a black fitted bodice and python shoes,

flowers, fringe, leather, and lace were built onto the original look

to create three wholly unique and distinct silhouettes for the

flame haired songstress.

images via vogue.com

her music videos are a veritable smorgasbord of

ethereal magic, cirque de soliel–type characters,

full length body suits, glitter, capes, choreographed dances,

annie lennox–like singing, and tons of energy.

what's not to love?