Kelela is clearly a master at wearing white. Over the past few months, the singer-songwriter has seemingly only been pictured in the achromatic color: She’s performed onstage in white stand-alone puffy sleeves, she’s worn a lace-up Maryam Nassir Zadeh dress while on her way from San Francisco to Seoul, and she’s gallivanted about in northern France in a creamy Lado Bokuchava dress with built-in sleeves. Even when she does add a pop of color to her wardrobe, as she did recently in Ireland in an Alex Mullins jumpsuit with a bright, almost tropical print, the fundamental color of the garment is—you guessed it—white.
With her latest Instagram photo, Kelela yet again subtly disrupts this all-white streak to great effect: She added some fiery flair to a classic white slip silhouette in Osaka, striking a pose in a breezy Priscavera dress embellished with orange flames that flowed upwards from the hem. Leave it to Kelela to give a typically sweet piece just a tad more bite.
