I’m a radio junkie. I come from a bygone age of heavy radio listening and I especially love hearing random mindless chat. Marie Claire recently printed a picture of this quad of UK female DJ’s, so I thought I’d do a little pic post of these ‘Sisters of Spin’. They all definitely have their own sense of style, not necessarily the MOST stylish girls on the block but a whole lot more preferable to the faux-celebs this country seem to love churning out.
Edith Bowman – Ex-MTV UK VJ, now has a BBC Radio 1 slot partnering up with Colin Murray. A dynamic duo and I do quite find Edith endearing. It’s a pity she often gets slammed by gossip mags for her dress sense because I definitely think she gives a ton of effort and has a specific idea of what she wants to wear. Just that her execution is a little off sometimes.
Jo Whiley – All throughout my teens, I groaned when Jo Whiley’s radio show came on only because she played bands that I genuinely liked to death, which in turn killed the music for me. She seems to dictate the UK music scene in strange and mysterious ways. All credit to her though for wielding such influence and she does grudgingly have fairly good taste in music. She has a very strong looking face so she can pull off statement pieces. But sometimes, she doesn’t look comfortable with what she’s wearing, like she hasn’t grown into her clothes or something.
Fearne Cotton – She may only be 22, but she’s a TV veteran, having been on the children’s TV circuit for a while. Most famous for presenting UK chart show Top of the Pops, she is now a Radio 1 DJ doing the graveyard shift. She’s annoyingly chirpy and well, her style comes off looking a bit too ‘try-hard’. A few years ago, I didn’t rate her dress-sense at all. Lately, though, she has been choosing some great little dresses.
Lauren Laverne – Ah…what can I say about Lauren Laverne. Once upon a time, she was lead singer of the band Kenickie (LOVED them!), then she had a few TV stints and now, she hosts the CD-UK chart show on ITV and also my favourite breakfast radio show on XFM. I like her no-nonense, unpretentious hosting style. But I also love what she wears too. These were the best pics I could find but I often see her in Koko wearing really fantastic outfits. There’s a lot of vintage, pretty heels, with just a hint of glamour.
love the bw dress lauren is wearing. any idea who it’s by?
ok, i love girl dj’s. i am superinterested in what they wear when they are less dressed up too. i guess these aren’t club dj’s? i like girl clud dj’s outfits, especially when they get all messy.
you choose great topics. i think i may be liking too much! i think i have to play it cool… 🙂
Well I’m not a radio DJ but I am a club girl DJ and also fashion obsessed and when I choose my outfits I consider them for both comfort (it gets very hot and bending down to rummage through my record box means I’m hunching down alot, so stretch is key!), and style. In recent years I have come to celebrate the fact I’m female whilst I’m DJing. In the beginning I wore relatively masculine clothes because it’s very difficult to be taken seriously as a female DJ, until you have proved that you have taste in music and the ability to mix records. But now, 6 years down the line, I wear heels, I wear dresses, I wear my skinny jeans and in a way it’s better because when I get behind the decks I KNOW the blokes aren’t expecting me to mix well or to play good music, and they are shocked to hear that I am just as good (maybe better) as my male counterparts, yet I have maintained my femininity. How we dress in any male dominated job definately affects how we are preceived. I was just lucky enough to get the opportunity to prove myself.
^That’s really interesting about how you needed to dress masculine in order to fit in.
It’s great how you can incoporate your love for fashion with your work as well. I actually see really glamourous looking club DJ’s all the time – people who dress to the nines!
Wow…my really frivolous post about radio DJ’s has turned into an indepth discussion on male dominated industries.
Unfortunately within the realms of the electronic music scene, it’s still considered ‘jobs for the boys’ (and I’m sure it’s a bit like that within radio as well), whether they admit it or not – it is assumed that women, in terms of the music they play, will automatically want to play ‘girly’ music and not anything remotely ‘credible’ and mix it badly to boot. How we dress will either add to this preconceived idea or blow it away entirely (ie by dressing masculine you are then considered to be a girl who doesn’t bother herself with frivolities like shopping and makeup, and therefore might actually be into the music). So by dressing in a feminine way (I take my Balenciaga bag to gigs!) I challenge that misconception by being both girly and a serious techno DJ. Sorry for the lengthy posts but I’m very passionate about this subject!
Hey. Female DJs are really interesting style icons. There is a girl DJ from NYC named Leigh Lezark that has great style. They are easier to relate to than your average glam starlet. Great post! <3<3 Kat
I love this collection. You need to “curate” like this more often!
Boyz well not much of them they will do u worg sometimes I’m free from them