Irina Shayk Just Revived the One Outfit Formula We Couldn't Escape in 2018

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Matrix spin on , taking her daughter to school in a black leather trench coat, oversized black sweatshirt and thigh-high black leather boots that add up to what some call the “.” It's a sub-category of : boots and a big 'ol sweatshirt.You may remember Ariana Grande memorably stepped out in a lampshade outfit during her engagement to Pete Davidson in 2018.Irina Shayk is the rare model who started in her twenties and transitioned from swimsuit and lingerie modeling to high-fashion pictorials to, nowadays, street style.

In a recent interview with Elle, she recalled how her athletic frame and Eastern European looks (Shayk is a Russia native) were initially met with skepticism in the fashion world. “I had agents who said, ‘You have to cut your hair, lose 20 pounds, and become blonde,’” . “And I was like, ‘Absolutely fucking no.’” Correct call.It was a journey to accept her body.

Not because of its size, Shayk added, but because after her father died, she didn't want to be girly; she felt like the man of the house. “I always thought I was born in the wrong body,” she revealed. “I hated being a girl.

I remember fights with my mom; she wanted to dress me in something flowery. I wanted dark colors and something solid. It wasn’t that I wanted to be a boy, but I felt like, ‘I don’t belong to my body.’”These days, she's in a much more confident place.