Photographed by Charles Dennington and styled by Jillian Davison, British Star, Dua Lipa stars on Vogue Australia’s April 2020.
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Born in London to Kosovo-Albanian parents, and raised in Kosovo for four years, until she moved back to the UK alone at 15 to pursue singing, Lipa’s girlfriends became her family and are still among the most important people in her life. If you look at the videos of her major hits Blow Your Mind (Mwah), IDGAF and New Rules, you’ll notice two things: the elegant and vibrantly stylised visuals set to an overture of feminism and how Lipa is constantly surrounded by a diverse army of women.
“I think social media really kind of takes it away from the actual fans. I’m trying to figure out a way to be able to bring a closeness with my listeners that’s a lot more personal, like writing letters or doing hangouts or meet-ups.” Lipa admits that without a social media detox, a second album, like the incoming Future Nostalgia, wouldn’t have happened, either. “I probably would’ve gone into a vicious cycle of trying to recreate the same thing,” she shrugs.o
