Neneh Cherry: I miss my McCartney dress
Neneh Cherry has discussed some of the most important outfits she's worn during her life.
Neneh Cherry is still in mourning after having to send back some borrowed Stella McCartney clothes.
The 7 Seconds singer has always loved fashion, which has led to some odd outfits over the years. She doesn't regret any of them though and has discussed a few of her best-loved in a new interview.
Among those are the pieces she wore to Stella McCartney's recent Spring/Summer 15 show in Paris - which she topped off with an on-trend blanket coat.
"I was playing at Stella McCartney's after party and my daughter Mabel had never been to a fashion show, so we got the early train," she recalled to British newspaper The Guardian. "I was wearing a Stella McCartney knitted jumpsuit, Judy Blame necklace and Stan Smiths. I had all these amazing Stella McCartney clothes on loan. I'm still mourning sending them back."
Also making the cut was a flower-print dress Neneh, now 50, wore in 2008. It remains one of her favourite looks, even though she purchased the black, white and orange item when she wasn't really feeling herself.
"This is my weird '60s cocktail dress. I should be on a patio with some green olives. I bought it at a flea market in Sweden with my mum. I was really hungover. I tried it and it fit like it was made for me," she laughed.
In 1988 Neneh hit the headlines when she appeared on a UK pop music TV show and performed her track Buffalo Stance while heavily pregnant with her second child. She didn't let her bump affect the show, busting out her usual dance moves and donning a tight outfit. It caused a media furore, with many suggesting she was setting a bad example. Neneh still can't believe what was said about her and is proud of what she did, which is why the clothes she wore have such big memories for her.
The following year she donned a form-fitting dress emblazoned with US dollar bill prints.
"This was from [Sex and the City costume designer] Patricia Field's shop in New York - it's not by her, it's by some drag-queen designer," she recalled. "I think we ran out of money, spending it on baby clothes, so needed something cheap and cheerful. Those are $7 earrings."
