has left the building. While taking a spin around the Lower East Side fashion hotspot , the Nigerian singer stumbles across a pair of reflective aviators that have morphed her into a sexy extraterrestrial. “Where is Tems? I’m a hot alien right now,” she says, “I’ve killed everybody.
” The singer’s debut album drops June 7, and she has some shopping to do in preparation. A fan of ESSX since the store opened less than a year ago, today she’s on the hunt for “garms,” “shades,” and—generally speaking—“cool shit.” A recovering shopaholic, she has been living by the philosophy that “Whatever you’re meant to wear will find you,” but she’s about to put her willpower to the test.
The “Free Mind” singer is instantly drawn to the rack, picking through the trompe l’oeil offerings. “I think I just got this,” she says, pulling a white long-sleeve shirt off the rack. “My personal style is simple with a touch of spicy,” she says, landing on the phrase “delicately dangerous.
” Alaïa, Blumarine, and are all go-to brands for Tems, who favors body-hugging pieces, like the graphic Y/Project maxi dress she wears for our shopping trip. “They make a lot of stuff that caters to women that look like me,” she says. When it comes to her onstage style, Tems will always choose pants over dresses.
“You need to feel good to be confident,” she says, “and that’s what’s important.” She flips through the menswear with aplomb, pulling out .
