It is a truth universally acknowledged that a South African band with a prevalence for tattoos, shaved heads, confusing facial hair and gold lame are unlikely fashion icons. Yet Die Antwoord and their distinctive style are filtering slowly but surely through pop culture into fashion land; see their photo shoot in December's NYLON and absolutely mental performance at fashionable music festival Coachella last year for prime examples.
Their newest video, 'Rich Bitch' is a veritable feast of all that is tacky, distasteful and wrong with the world. Its also absolute genius; expect gold everything; teeth, nails, skimpy boxer shorts [which leave very little to the imagination] and at one memorable point, a gold lame gimp-style catsuit. My girl crush on Yolandi Visser has increased tenfold, plus I now have the serious lusts over her gold RICH/BITCH knuckledusters.
Die Antwoord - putting the freaky back into fashion;
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