Bald Ambition

When she shaved her head live on Instagram this summer, wigs did fly as fans debated if Doja Cat was having her Britney moment. But the meme-surfing singer and rapper has always been irreverent about what it means to be a modern pop star – here, she breaks down why her new do makes her feel ‘new, fresh and sexy’, her talent for chaos, and why her next era will be punk AF

photography MIKAEL JANSSON styling IBRAHIM KAMARA

What initially strikes me is her punctual arrival at the studios on the peripheries of Paris. In this business, questionable notions of time run amok in talented circles. Yet today, Doja Cat is a welcome anomaly – a notably bald breath of fresh air, despite the 8am call time. I had spent the morning remarking on the state of calm with the other crew members. The mood feels void of that particular foreboding that comes with the typical demands of celebrities. Though perhaps that shouldn't come as a surprise, given that Doja has been riding a wave of success just lately that has seen her debut on the Coachella main stage, win her first Grammy and rack up multi-platinum records, all while perched on the Top 10 of the Billboard…

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Dazed & Confused (Digital) - 1 Issue, Winter 2022

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