Strip’n’tux… Janelle Monae’s in control

JANELLE MONÁE explained why she gets suited and booted — and it’s not because she’s a prude.

Showing off her style in Fault magazine, the 32-year-old singer and Moonlight actress said: ‘People used me to shame other women who wore clothes which showed skin. They thought I was dressed in suits because of respectability politics, but that’s a lie.

‘I’ve always been about women being in control of their narrative and their bodies. If the whole world were wearing suits and tuxedos, I’d be naked!’

See the full interview in the new issue of Fault.

PHOTOGRAPHER: DAVID YEO

Author: Tom Stichbury