Post by shayne on May 4, 2007 21:45:54 GMT 8
Westlife Undressed – 4 May 2007
© Thanx Rachel for typing this up
Herald fashion writer Lisa Fitzpatrick goes backstage to see what makes the top boy band so stylish
It was great having a nose through the Westlife boys’ wardrobes last night in the Point Theatre, where they are nearing the end of their long run. They arrived in the venue dressed casually – changing into a ‘Men in Black’ style for their opening numbers.
It was incredible to watch the transformation in them. The boys all have great style, and by now they all know exactly what they want to wear both on and off stage.
Group member Kian Egan has very fixed ideas, and told me that he would never wear a stage outfit that he was uncomfortable with, often turning down outfits that had been brought along by their stylists. Kian likes shopping and prefers to dress very casually when he is off stage. He prefers loose, baggy jeans and very rarely wears a suit, as he has to do when he performs. Kian also has no time at all for big brand new name designer labels, and his favourite trousers are a four yr old pair of Gucci denims. But if he likes something, no matter who designed it then he will buy it.
Mark Feehily also enjoys shopping and regularly cleans out his wardrobe. He and his partner, Kevin, are different sizes, so they never really argue about clothes – except for the contents a box of extraordinary clothes that Boy George recently sent around to Mark.
He puts his used clothes in plastic sacks and invites friends over to pick out whatever they want, before the rest go to charity shops. And while he likes shopping, he also enjoys just keeping an eye on fashion and new style trends . He likes many high street syles as well as many of the main designer labels.
While I didn’t get to chat at length with Shane Filan, who arrived later, he transformed from a guy in a grey hoodie to a smart black-suited star with pointy silver shoes. Nicky Byrne , who was still on a high from the birth of his twins and was dressed casually in a brown leather jacket and jeans when I knocked on his dressing room door before the spectacular show. He told me how he sometimes shops for wife Georgina – and occasionally gets it wrong! His favourite designers for suits are Alexander Mc Queen, and YSL, although he sometimes wears Gucci. And off stage he loves white adidas tracksuits and trainers, which he buys all the time. He only buys clothes in phases, blitzing the shops every few months. And the band’s stylists only buy his stage clothes, with Nicky purchasing all his other clothes himself. He loves to shop in Brown Thomas and River Island. He also has a soft spot for Alias Tom, where he worked for several months as a sales assistant before he successfully auditioned for Westlife.
And while they have a hair dresser on tour abroad and do TV shows, back home they usually do their own hair before they go onstage. Nicky said he is probably the most adventurous of them when it comes to hair. And he has vowed never to shave his head again as he didn’t think the look suited him at all ! They said they’re looking forward to to a few weeks off after tonight’s final gig.
Nicky will have his hands full full with the twins, while Mark just wants to get back to his house in Sligo to chill out.
Onstage they all wore black to begin, with Mark and Nicky in waistcoats and and Shane and Kian in silk shirts. When Kian took off his jacket after first song the fans nearly screamed the place down
They looked very young and hip, with dance moves to rival Justin Timberlake. The final costumes .change saw them dressed all in white with silver suit jackets. I thought they all looked so incredibly handsome.
Credit/Source: Evening Herald / Rachel
© Thanx Rachel for typing this up
Herald fashion writer Lisa Fitzpatrick goes backstage to see what makes the top boy band so stylish
It was great having a nose through the Westlife boys’ wardrobes last night in the Point Theatre, where they are nearing the end of their long run. They arrived in the venue dressed casually – changing into a ‘Men in Black’ style for their opening numbers.
It was incredible to watch the transformation in them. The boys all have great style, and by now they all know exactly what they want to wear both on and off stage.
Group member Kian Egan has very fixed ideas, and told me that he would never wear a stage outfit that he was uncomfortable with, often turning down outfits that had been brought along by their stylists. Kian likes shopping and prefers to dress very casually when he is off stage. He prefers loose, baggy jeans and very rarely wears a suit, as he has to do when he performs. Kian also has no time at all for big brand new name designer labels, and his favourite trousers are a four yr old pair of Gucci denims. But if he likes something, no matter who designed it then he will buy it.
Mark Feehily also enjoys shopping and regularly cleans out his wardrobe. He and his partner, Kevin, are different sizes, so they never really argue about clothes – except for the contents a box of extraordinary clothes that Boy George recently sent around to Mark.
He puts his used clothes in plastic sacks and invites friends over to pick out whatever they want, before the rest go to charity shops. And while he likes shopping, he also enjoys just keeping an eye on fashion and new style trends . He likes many high street syles as well as many of the main designer labels.
While I didn’t get to chat at length with Shane Filan, who arrived later, he transformed from a guy in a grey hoodie to a smart black-suited star with pointy silver shoes. Nicky Byrne , who was still on a high from the birth of his twins and was dressed casually in a brown leather jacket and jeans when I knocked on his dressing room door before the spectacular show. He told me how he sometimes shops for wife Georgina – and occasionally gets it wrong! His favourite designers for suits are Alexander Mc Queen, and YSL, although he sometimes wears Gucci. And off stage he loves white adidas tracksuits and trainers, which he buys all the time. He only buys clothes in phases, blitzing the shops every few months. And the band’s stylists only buy his stage clothes, with Nicky purchasing all his other clothes himself. He loves to shop in Brown Thomas and River Island. He also has a soft spot for Alias Tom, where he worked for several months as a sales assistant before he successfully auditioned for Westlife.
And while they have a hair dresser on tour abroad and do TV shows, back home they usually do their own hair before they go onstage. Nicky said he is probably the most adventurous of them when it comes to hair. And he has vowed never to shave his head again as he didn’t think the look suited him at all ! They said they’re looking forward to to a few weeks off after tonight’s final gig.
Nicky will have his hands full full with the twins, while Mark just wants to get back to his house in Sligo to chill out.
Onstage they all wore black to begin, with Mark and Nicky in waistcoats and and Shane and Kian in silk shirts. When Kian took off his jacket after first song the fans nearly screamed the place down
They looked very young and hip, with dance moves to rival Justin Timberlake. The final costumes .change saw them dressed all in white with silver suit jackets. I thought they all looked so incredibly handsome.
Credit/Source: Evening Herald / Rachel