By Seyi Babalola
Singer Tems believes that artists should not be expected to dress a certain way.
According to her, artists should express their individual styles and selves.
She spoke in a recent interview with Essence Magazine.
Tems stressed that her unique style is a representation of her sincerity, rather than an attempt to convey a certain message.
She said: “You should be yourself even if something else is expected of you. You win, automatically, when you are yourself, no matter what that looks like. That’s why there’s variety.”
She argued that there shouldn’t be a standard for dressing, as people’s uniqueness is what makes them special.
“We’re different and are not all meant to be the same. And I know there’s a standard, but there shouldn’t be one. There shouldn’t be a standard for what people should dress like if they’re artists, or what people should dress like if they’re women. I just feel like we’re all unique. There shouldn’t be a requirement. That’s what I mean by standard. There shouldn’t be a requirement or some kind of expectation that you dress a certain way”, she stated.