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"  Photo: Courtesy School of Seven Bells School of Seven Bells, the meditative electro-pop band helmed by Alejandra Deheza and Benjamin Curtis, is all about contrasts\u2014and no one embodies it more than Deheza herself; with a voice that&amp;#039;s equal parts ethereal and assured, she pushes each song to its dreamy climax. No surprise, then, that her personal style pulls from an equally diverse range of inspiration. &amp;quot;As a kid I was\u2014and still am\u2014obsessed with boy&amp;#039;s clothes and shoes,&amp;quot; Deheza explains, adding: &amp;quot;But also one of my favorite books was about this super prestigious ballet conservatory in England. It had all of these pictures of the students at rehearsals, and I loved how they looked.&amp;quot; For the Brooklyn band&amp;#039;s summer tour promoting their third album Ghostory, which has already taken them to places as far-flung as Tokyo and Sydney, Deheza channeled both dapper men and prima ballerinas while packing. She gave ELLE.com a look at what she&amp;#039;s been wearing. Outfit breakdown: Oak black asymmetrical sweater and long tank, Amabelle Aguiluz white cotton knit necklace, Nudie jeans, Jil Sander white patent leather oxfords, vintage copper bracelets, Jan Michaels bronze lion ring, and silver costume jewelry from a street vendor in SoHo. I brought this outfit on tour because: It&amp;#039;s just drapey enough to make a cool line, but it&amp;#039;s super comfortable to move around in onstage. It kind of reminds me of ballerina warm-ups. Plus, I love black and white, black and metallic\u2026 anything super-contrasting like that. If this outfit were one of my songs, it would be: &amp;quot;Lafaye&amp;quot; because she is me. I usually bring: three or four [outfits] for stage. When packing, I take into consideration: space. I like things that can fold up really small. I always pack: [my] iPad! It&amp;#039;s perfect for writing songs. I have the Animoog app on there that&amp;#039;s killer\u2014it makes the commuting part of touring bearable. And most importantly, it&amp;#039;s small. You&amp;#039;d never catch me onstage wearing: flip-flops. Before a show I: [do] anything that gets the blood flowing\u2014deep breathing, dancing, jumping around, vocalizing. I probably look like a maniac, but it&amp;#039;s really centering. A lot of times it&amp;#039;s a song. &amp;quot;T-E-L-E-G-R-A-M-M&amp;quot; by Byetone is kind of like a pre-show mantra for me. My pre-tour shopping spot is: Oak. I can always find something cool for stage there, it never disappoints. Whoever does the buying for them deserves a medal. The best on-the-road purchase I ever made was: a gorgeous vintage bronze pyramid medallion. It had a beautiful amber jewel at the center of it. Love it. I found it at a vintage place in Seattle after soundcheck. My favorite thing to have happened on tour so far is: I got to sing &amp;quot;Just Like Honey&amp;quot; with The Jesus and Mary Chain onstage in Beijing. It was epic dream material. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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