Dolly Parton never hesitates to share exactly what she thinks. And the country music songstress revealed in a new report what influenced her style selections.
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Find out what Dolly shared about a specific catalog that served as inspiration. And keep reading to learn what the 77-year-old musician also confessed about “loose women!”
Dolly Parton – Talks Style Inspiration
At 77, country singer Dolly Parton feels just as passionate as ever about her style. And Dolly told People that she credits the Fredericks of Hollywood catalogs for her fashion selections.
But the musician also admitted seeing what she referred to as “loose women” as influencing her style.
“I was kind of influenced by those early days, with women that I would see, like the loose women in our town, or just people that I’d see in magazines and the Frederick’s of Hollywood catalog,” Parton recalled. “I mean, that spoke to me.”
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And Dolly recalled studying the styles in the catalog. Because they “seemed to be my style and seemed to fit my personality, I just went for it,” she added. “I was never one to care as much about what other people thought of me as I felt about what I thought of me,” the singer admitted.
Dolly Parton – Shares Her Fashion Views
But the singer also offered her insights on fashion. And Dolly explained, “I felt if I was comfortable in whatever I was wearing, then people would be comfortable around me.” However, the singer realizes that not every woman would feel at ease wearing her style
And Parton admitted, “I’m sure people might have been uncomfortable thinking they would be uncomfortable looking like I did. But if I seemed comfortable in it, they were willing to accept it. So I just kind of grew in the business kind of like that, being a little bit over the top about most things.”
And Dolly believes that since childhood, her clothing choices played a key role in her life. “I think that’s as much part of me as anything, because I’m known for my bizarre outfits,” she noted. “I know the rock and rollers always had their thing going. But all my life, even in country, I’ve just had my own style.”
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Dolly Parton – Living Life In Rhinestones
And Parton even penned a book, Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones, to document her life through her style choices. “It kind of chronicles my whole life and the fashions and the hairdos that I’ve had through the years. I think I’m known for being a little bit over the top,” she commented.
And Dolly admitted that she tends to “kind of push it to the limit. But hopefully in good taste as well.” However, above all, the songstress focuses on “always just trying to be what feels fun and what feels comfortable for me.”
And Parton admitted that she stores everything in huge warehouses on her property. “All the archives and all the things that I’ve had through the years” go into those areas. “I have storage bins that people think are stables,” she added.
But Dolly admitted, “When they come by my house, they see all these huge buildings. And they think, ‘Oh, I didn’t know you were into horses,’ and I say, ‘No, I’ve just been horsing around all these years and those are my clothes’.”
As for her ultimate dream, Parton wants her fashion themes to influence young people. And she takes pride in watching “some of the young people now going back and pulling off some of the stuff that I used to do years ago. Fans that follow you are just people that follow trends. They go back. I think people just love looking back at different people, different times through the years, to see what they were wearing.”
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