“The bra nearly has a mythological form,” enthuses Tati, a eager storyteller in her personal proper. “Lots of people suppose a red-carpet robe simply must look lovely. And sure, it’s necessary to look wonderful, however it’s additionally necessary to have a message behind no matter Caroline is carrying. Only a few musicians care about character.” For Polachek’s half, “the Brits means dressing the way in which your music sounds… however nonetheless with the ability to get together.” The fierce, athletic singer, who additionally educated in opera, clearly associated to Rocha’s mission to “harness the femininity, the sexuality, the sensuality, [while] being very provocative… and really, very individualistic.”

Once we converse, Polachek continues to be enjoying round together with her Brits magnificence, however she is aware of she’ll have her freshly dyed black hair down for a gothic twist on all that ballet-pink satin. Surprisingly, maybe, for a musician who has been in comparison with prodigy Kate Bush, Polachek has additionally been practising posing in her fairly, punkish eveningwear and perfected the taxi-to-O2 area sashay to make sure she seems the half. Caroline Polachek is a perfectionist, however she’s human. She’s otherworldly, however resolutely part of the material of what modern-day pop must be. The Brits is the final time the world will witness her style blow up in the identical means as a result of, says Cotliar, she’s “escaping from her Need period” and able to unearth one thing new.