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"To call musician Beth Ditto a fashion world darling would be a bit of an understatement&amp;amp;#8212;the Gossip frontwoman walked the runway during the Jean Paul Gaultier spring &amp;amp;#8217;11 show, designed a plus-size collection for British retailer Evans, and is tight with Karl Lagerfeld. So we were more than a bit excited to see what she&amp;amp;#8217;d be wearing in the music video for &amp;amp;#8220;Perfect World,&amp;amp;#8221; the band&amp;amp;#8217;s first single from their upcoming album A Joyful Noise. It&amp;amp;#8217;s everything we wanted it to be&amp;amp;#8212;Smoldering dresses! Sexy makeup!&amp;amp;#8212;and more. We watched it once, twice, three times&amp;amp;#133;and then we begged Frederic Baldo, the stylist for the music video, to tell us all about it. Watch the video, and then read on to get his answers! Glamour: How involved was Beth Ditto? Did she let you do your thing, or did she have a very specific idea of what she wanted to wear in the music video? Frederic: It&amp;#x27;s really great to work with Beth; she gives me a real freedom, she expresses her desires, and sends me some inspirations, and then we exchange some pictures from movies, arts and fashion shows. I start building the different looking from it&amp;amp;#133;this is a very exciting process! Glamour: So what were some of those inspirations? Frederic: The idea of the video was to open on a pretty gothic and mysterious world mainly inspired by Ken Russell&amp;amp;#8217;s movie The Devils, a world in black and white that&amp;#x27;s filled in with a burst of color, a kind of Morticia Addams lost in The Wizard of Oz. Price [James, the director] wanted a real progression, with a white &amp;amp;#8220;monastic&amp;amp;#8221; dress, which goes to a glamorous black long dress, and a very visual and festive dress made of multicolored fringes like stained glass. Glamour: Let&amp;amp;#8217;s talk about those three outfits&amp;amp;#8212;who designed them? Frederic: The video is opening on Beth with a long white dress by Jean Paul Gaultier. Then [there&amp;amp;#8217;s] the multicolor fringes dress I designed&amp;amp;#8212;the starting point was a model in which Beth could easily move, and generates a spirit of joy. It is a combination of three independent elements in smooth saddle leather: a harness, a belt, and straps on the hips. The fringes are sewn on each side in shades of colors&amp;amp;#133;[it took] three long days of work! And then there&amp;amp;#8217;s a black transparent gown by Maxime Simoens. The crystal necklace [she wears with the black dress] has been made from a chandelier I transformed. It&amp;amp;#8217;s very poetic and magical. The second [necklace Beth wears] is an amazing piece from Heaven Tanudiredja. Beth and I really love the idea of having three very different shapes and moods&amp;amp;#8212;we always keep in mind a gothic mood, but in opposite ways. Glamour: Those statement necklaces are gorgeous. What&amp;amp;#8217;s the key to wearing something like that in real life? Frederic: Accessories are a very important element in a look. I always try to create [a pairing that is] &amp;amp;#8220;out of step,&amp;amp;#8221; which will make the whole [look] more modern. It should be a surprise and energize the whole. Glamour: How important is it to find pieces that work with Beth&amp;amp;#8217;s body type? Frederic: The most important and delicate part of my job is to create outfits that enhance Beth&amp;amp;#8217;s body, her desires, and those of photographers and directors. There is much &amp;quot;tinkering&amp;quot; and transformation of clothing, but also special and beautiful makings from collaborations with various fashion designers, combining their style with our expectations. Gossip&amp;#x27;s new album comes out May 22. In the meantime, what do you think of the music video for &amp;quot;Perfect World&amp;quot;? Do you consider Beth Ditto a fashion icon? Let me know in the comments! PLUS... -Happy Endings&amp;#x27; costume designer Keri Smith takes us behind the seams -Mad Men costume designer Janie Bryant shares her favorite dresses from the series -The Costume Designer Guild awards!"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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