What is masculinity. What is femininity, what does it mean to be either, and what does it mean to be neither? For this scene I wanted to touch on two sides of that energy, from some of my own lived experience. Getting into the masculine look was a surreal. It actually felt a little jarring to embrace a fully masculine energy. In this scene the masculine character is watching the feminine character perform. He doesn’t like it at first, but the more comfortable she becomes, the more he embraces it and it becomes less of a performance, more of just who she is. Growing up I felt a constant pressure to be masculine, when that is something that’s always felt a little alien to me. The male character in this scene is me, if I potentially had embraced my masculinity without question. Though we can flick between the two, feel more inclined with one or the other, it’s important to recognise these are just boundaries that society has put in place, and the very essence of what it means to be masculine or feminine is incredibly varied, not just down to what we wear. ICONIC is out now on all streaming platforms. Link in bio for the Official Music Video.
What is masculinity. What is femininity, what does it mean to be either, and what does it mean to be neither? For this scene I wanted to touch on two sides of that energy, from some of my own lived experience. Getting into the masculine look was a surreal. It actually felt a little jarring to embrace a fully masculine energy. In this scene the masculine character is watching the feminine character perform. He doesn’t like it at first, but the more comfortable she becomes, the more he embraces it and it becomes less of a performance, more of just who she is. Growing up I felt a constant pressure to be masculine, when that is something that’s always felt a little alien to me. The male character in this scene is me, if I potentially had embraced my masculinity without question. Though we can flick between the two, feel more inclined with one or the other, it’s important to recognise these are just boundaries that society has put in place, and the very essence of what it means to be masculine or feminine is incredibly varied, not just down to what we wear. ICONIC is out now on all streaming platforms. Link in bio for the Official Music Video.
What is masculinity. What is femininity, what does it mean to be either, and what does it mean to be neither? For this scene I wanted to touch on two sides of that energy, from some of my own lived experience. Getting into the masculine look was a surreal. It actually felt a little jarring to embrace a fully masculine energy. In this scene the masculine character is watching the feminine character perform. He doesn’t like it at first, but the more comfortable she becomes, the more he embraces it and it becomes less of a performance, more of just who she is. Growing up I felt a constant pressure to be masculine, when that is something that’s always felt a little alien to me. The male character in this scene is me, if I potentially had embraced my masculinity without question. Though we can flick between the two, feel more inclined with one or the other, it’s important to recognise these are just boundaries that society has put in place, and the very essence of what it means to be masculine or feminine is incredibly varied, not just down to what we wear. ICONIC is out now on all streaming platforms. Link in bio for the Official Music Video.
What is masculinity. What is femininity, what does it mean to be either, and what does it mean to be neither? For this scene I wanted to touch on two sides of that energy, from some of my own lived experience. Getting into the masculine look was a surreal. It actually felt a little jarring to embrace a fully masculine energy. In this scene the masculine character is watching the feminine character perform. He doesn’t like it at first, but the more comfortable she becomes, the more he embraces it and it becomes less of a performance, more of just who she is. Growing up I felt a constant pressure to be masculine, when that is something that’s always felt a little alien to me. The male character in this scene is me, if I potentially had embraced my masculinity without question. Though we can flick between the two, feel more inclined with one or the other, it’s important to recognise these are just boundaries that society has put in place, and the very essence of what it means to be masculine or feminine is incredibly varied, not just down to what we wear. ICONIC is out now on all streaming platforms. Link in bio for the Official Music Video.
What is masculinity. What is femininity, what does it mean to be either, and what does it mean to be neither? For this scene I wanted to touch on two sides of that energy, from some of my own lived experience. Getting into the masculine look was a surreal. It actually felt a little jarring to embrace a fully masculine energy. In this scene the masculine character is watching the feminine character perform. He doesn’t like it at first, but the more comfortable she becomes, the more he embraces it and it becomes less of a performance, more of just who she is. Growing up I felt a constant pressure to be masculine, when that is something that’s always felt a little alien to me. The male character in this scene is me, if I potentially had embraced my masculinity without question. Though we can flick between the two, feel more inclined with one or the other, it’s important to recognise these are just boundaries that society has put in place, and the very essence of what it means to be masculine or feminine is incredibly varied, not just down to what we wear. ICONIC is out now on all streaming platforms. Link in bio for the Official Music Video.
What is masculinity. What is femininity, what does it mean to be either, and what does it mean to be neither? For this scene I wanted to touch on two sides of that energy, from some of my own lived experience. Getting into the masculine look was a surreal. It actually felt a little jarring to embrace a fully masculine energy. In this scene the masculine character is watching the feminine character perform. He doesn’t like it at first, but the more comfortable she becomes, the more he embraces it and it becomes less of a performance, more of just who she is. Growing up I felt a constant pressure to be masculine, when that is something that’s always felt a little alien to me. The male character in this scene is me, if I potentially had embraced my masculinity without question. Though we can flick between the two, feel more inclined with one or the other, it’s important to recognise these are just boundaries that society has put in place, and the very essence of what it means to be masculine or feminine is incredibly varied, not just down to what we wear. ICONIC is out now on all streaming platforms. Link in bio for the Official Music Video.
Full face of makeup, nails, hair, body, outfit in less. than. an. hour! I SHOCKED myself doing this one 🤣 Thank you to everyone who joined me on @bigoliveapp last week for the get ready with me! I’ll be back on BIGO Live streaming this Thursday at 6pm BST to talk my brand new music video, PLUS doing some headpiece making, and answering some questions! Come join me by heading to the BIGO Live link in my bio and searching/ theCValentine! See you there! ♥️ @bigoliveukofficial #loveislove #lgbtq #bigolive #bigo #bigoliveuk
Inspired by a combination of some of Nina Ricci & Thierry Mugler’s work from their Haute Couture Fall/Wint 1998 collection, along with some design adaptations. This look represents the beauty ideal, an exaggeration of my own femininity. The sculpted hair, focus on the body with the front plate encrusted in stoning, the accentuation of the hips, the waist, the aura of power that comes with what that means. The black and white background for this scene was chosen because we’ve been taught to think in black and white, though the world is way more colourful than we can ever imagine. I chose to sit at a vanity table for this scene, because I wanted to have a physical representation of vanity, then grab a sledgehammer and smash it up. We are more than what a society of constriction tells us, there are no rules, smash them up! I can’t thank @freakcouturemcr enough for helping to bring this garment to life! Hair by the impeccable @benjaminpaulhair ICONIC out now on iTunes. Coming to Spotify and all other streaming platforms Monday. Link in bio for the Official Music Video.
Inspired by a combination of some of Nina Ricci & Thierry Mugler’s work from their Haute Couture Fall/Wint 1998 collection, along with some design adaptations. This look represents the beauty ideal, an exaggeration of my own femininity. The sculpted hair, focus on the body with the front plate encrusted in stoning, the accentuation of the hips, the waist, the aura of power that comes with what that means. The black and white background for this scene was chosen because we’ve been taught to think in black and white, though the world is way more colourful than we can ever imagine. I chose to sit at a vanity table for this scene, because I wanted to have a physical representation of vanity, then grab a sledgehammer and smash it up. We are more than what a society of constriction tells us, there are no rules, smash them up! I can’t thank @freakcouturemcr enough for helping to bring this garment to life! Hair by the impeccable @benjaminpaulhair ICONIC out now on iTunes. Coming to Spotify and all other streaming platforms Monday. Link in bio for the Official Music Video.
Inspired by a combination of some of Nina Ricci & Thierry Mugler’s work from their Haute Couture Fall/Wint 1998 collection, along with some design adaptations. This look represents the beauty ideal, an exaggeration of my own femininity. The sculpted hair, focus on the body with the front plate encrusted in stoning, the accentuation of the hips, the waist, the aura of power that comes with what that means. The black and white background for this scene was chosen because we’ve been taught to think in black and white, though the world is way more colourful than we can ever imagine. I chose to sit at a vanity table for this scene, because I wanted to have a physical representation of vanity, then grab a sledgehammer and smash it up. We are more than what a society of constriction tells us, there are no rules, smash them up! I can’t thank @freakcouturemcr enough for helping to bring this garment to life! Hair by the impeccable @benjaminpaulhair ICONIC out now on iTunes. Coming to Spotify and all other streaming platforms Monday. Link in bio for the Official Music Video.
Inspired by a combination of some of Nina Ricci & Thierry Mugler’s work from their Haute Couture Fall/Wint 1998 collection, along with some design adaptations. This look represents the beauty ideal, an exaggeration of my own femininity. The sculpted hair, focus on the body with the front plate encrusted in stoning, the accentuation of the hips, the waist, the aura of power that comes with what that means. The black and white background for this scene was chosen because we’ve been taught to think in black and white, though the world is way more colourful than we can ever imagine. I chose to sit at a vanity table for this scene, because I wanted to have a physical representation of vanity, then grab a sledgehammer and smash it up. We are more than what a society of constriction tells us, there are no rules, smash them up! I can’t thank @freakcouturemcr enough for helping to bring this garment to life! Hair by the impeccable @benjaminpaulhair ICONIC out now on iTunes. Coming to Spotify and all other streaming platforms Monday. Link in bio for the Official Music Video.
Inspired by a combination of some of Nina Ricci & Thierry Mugler’s work from their Haute Couture Fall/Wint 1998 collection, along with some design adaptations. This look represents the beauty ideal, an exaggeration of my own femininity. The sculpted hair, focus on the body with the front plate encrusted in stoning, the accentuation of the hips, the waist, the aura of power that comes with what that means. The black and white background for this scene was chosen because we’ve been taught to think in black and white, though the world is way more colourful than we can ever imagine. I chose to sit at a vanity table for this scene, because I wanted to have a physical representation of vanity, then grab a sledgehammer and smash it up. We are more than what a society of constriction tells us, there are no rules, smash them up! I can’t thank @freakcouturemcr enough for helping to bring this garment to life! Hair by the impeccable @benjaminpaulhair ICONIC out now on iTunes. Coming to Spotify and all other streaming platforms Monday. Link in bio for the Official Music Video.
Inspired by a combination of some of Nina Ricci & Thierry Mugler’s work from their Haute Couture Fall/Wint 1998 collection, along with some design adaptations. This look represents the beauty ideal, an exaggeration of my own femininity. The sculpted hair, focus on the body with the front plate encrusted in stoning, the accentuation of the hips, the waist, the aura of power that comes with what that means. The black and white background for this scene was chosen because we’ve been taught to think in black and white, though the world is way more colourful than we can ever imagine. I chose to sit at a vanity table for this scene, because I wanted to have a physical representation of vanity, then grab a sledgehammer and smash it up. We are more than what a society of constriction tells us, there are no rules, smash them up! I can’t thank @freakcouturemcr enough for helping to bring this garment to life! Hair by the impeccable @benjaminpaulhair ICONIC out now on iTunes. Coming to Spotify and all other streaming platforms Monday. Link in bio for the Official Music Video.
Inspired by a combination of some of Nina Ricci & Thierry Mugler’s work from their Haute Couture Fall/Wint 1998 collection, along with some design adaptations. This look represents the beauty ideal, an exaggeration of my own femininity. The sculpted hair, focus on the body with the front plate encrusted in stoning, the accentuation of the hips, the waist, the aura of power that comes with what that means. The black and white background for this scene was chosen because we’ve been taught to think in black and white, though the world is way more colourful than we can ever imagine. I chose to sit at a vanity table for this scene, because I wanted to have a physical representation of vanity, then grab a sledgehammer and smash it up. We are more than what a society of constriction tells us, there are no rules, smash them up! I can’t thank @freakcouturemcr enough for helping to bring this garment to life! Hair by the impeccable @benjaminpaulhair ICONIC out now on iTunes. Coming to Spotify and all other streaming platforms Monday. Link in bio for the Official Music Video.
Inspired by a combination of some of Nina Ricci & Thierry Mugler’s work from their Haute Couture Fall/Wint 1998 collection, along with some design adaptations. This look represents the beauty ideal, an exaggeration of my own femininity. The sculpted hair, focus on the body with the front plate encrusted in stoning, the accentuation of the hips, the waist, the aura of power that comes with what that means. The black and white background for this scene was chosen because we’ve been taught to think in black and white, though the world is way more colourful than we can ever imagine. I chose to sit at a vanity table for this scene, because I wanted to have a physical representation of vanity, then grab a sledgehammer and smash it up. We are more than what a society of constriction tells us, there are no rules, smash them up! I can’t thank @freakcouturemcr enough for helping to bring this garment to life! Hair by the impeccable @benjaminpaulhair ICONIC out now on iTunes. Coming to Spotify and all other streaming platforms Monday. Link in bio for the Official Music Video.
The track “Iconic”, along with the visuals are a direct lead on from my first single “Aesthetic”. In the opening scene of Iconic, the box has tipped over and I’m trying to escape, while feeling a new form of freedom with my own creativity. Aesthetic was all about being submerged into your own creativity, looking into yourself to understand who you are and embracing it, but even that can feel like it has its limits, and even that can sometimes feel like you’re putting yourself into a box by trying to think outside of it. So what happens when that box tips over and everything spills out? Does the box still exist? Does anything ever really exist? Just some Sunday thoughts… ICONIC out now on iTunes. Coming to Spotify and all other streaming platforms Monday. Link in bio for the Official Music Video!
The track “Iconic”, along with the visuals are a direct lead on from my first single “Aesthetic”. In the opening scene of Iconic, the box has tipped over and I’m trying to escape, while feeling a new form of freedom with my own creativity. Aesthetic was all about being submerged into your own creativity, looking into yourself to understand who you are and embracing it, but even that can feel like it has its limits, and even that can sometimes feel like you’re putting yourself into a box by trying to think outside of it. So what happens when that box tips over and everything spills out? Does the box still exist? Does anything ever really exist? Just some Sunday thoughts… ICONIC out now on iTunes. Coming to Spotify and all other streaming platforms Monday. Link in bio for the Official Music Video!
The track “Iconic”, along with the visuals are a direct lead on from my first single “Aesthetic”. In the opening scene of Iconic, the box has tipped over and I’m trying to escape, while feeling a new form of freedom with my own creativity. Aesthetic was all about being submerged into your own creativity, looking into yourself to understand who you are and embracing it, but even that can feel like it has its limits, and even that can sometimes feel like you’re putting yourself into a box by trying to think outside of it. So what happens when that box tips over and everything spills out? Does the box still exist? Does anything ever really exist? Just some Sunday thoughts… ICONIC out now on iTunes. Coming to Spotify and all other streaming platforms Monday. Link in bio for the Official Music Video!
The track “Iconic”, along with the visuals are a direct lead on from my first single “Aesthetic”. In the opening scene of Iconic, the box has tipped over and I’m trying to escape, while feeling a new form of freedom with my own creativity. Aesthetic was all about being submerged into your own creativity, looking into yourself to understand who you are and embracing it, but even that can feel like it has its limits, and even that can sometimes feel like you’re putting yourself into a box by trying to think outside of it. So what happens when that box tips over and everything spills out? Does the box still exist? Does anything ever really exist? Just some Sunday thoughts… ICONIC out now on iTunes. Coming to Spotify and all other streaming platforms Monday. Link in bio for the Official Music Video!
The track “Iconic”, along with the visuals are a direct lead on from my first single “Aesthetic”. In the opening scene of Iconic, the box has tipped over and I’m trying to escape, while feeling a new form of freedom with my own creativity. Aesthetic was all about being submerged into your own creativity, looking into yourself to understand who you are and embracing it, but even that can feel like it has its limits, and even that can sometimes feel like you’re putting yourself into a box by trying to think outside of it. So what happens when that box tips over and everything spills out? Does the box still exist? Does anything ever really exist? Just some Sunday thoughts… ICONIC out now on iTunes. Coming to Spotify and all other streaming platforms Monday. Link in bio for the Official Music Video!
the music video for my new single “iconic” just dropped! link in bio! ♥️ every scene in this video represents a different side of creativity, restrictions we put in place, what we think people want to see, the anger, the vulnerability, our inner saboteurs, the raw creative passion. this was such an amazing piece to work on with an incredible team of people 🙏 produced by @hitbox_music @beautysmusic videographer @zackhipps directed/editing @thecherryvalentine co-direction @zackhipps @katiecolemanofficial lighting @zackhipps creme creative set design @thecherryvalentine @theothergisele creative assist @whiplash_4_u costuming @freakcouturemcr @manieredevoir @thecherryvalentine hair @benjaminpaulhair @josephmannhair @thecherryvalentine written by @thecherryvalentine @katiecolemanofficial @beautysmusic @hitbox_music
My new single ICONIC drops tomorrow along with a new music video!! – I had so much fun with this one and I can’t WAIT for you all to get into it! I was planning on waiting a little for this release, but honestly I don’t want to keep it in! It’s all about the queer energy, the good vibes, and being who you really are. Own your differences, don’t be afraid to say what you feel and if you want to scream, SCREAM! ❤️🔥 Track written and produced by @thecherryvalentine @hitbox_music @katiecolemanofficial @beautysmusic Cover shot by @zackhipps Cover look by @freakcouturemcr Cover hair by @benjaminpaulhair
