Description
Starring on the cover of V161–our new Fall Preview Issue—is the worst, and hardest-working, girl in America: Slayyyter.
After years of being the rebellious sister of the V family and
releasing albums that earned fiercely devoted yet relatively niche followings, the pop-punk starlet has finally had her long-overdue global breakthrough with WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA—an album about feeling like a loser that has, in turn, made her a bona fide winner.
Her recent success is a testament to perseverance, having spent ten years, as she put it, stuck on the Internet’s “up-and-coming” lists, only to nail what she thought would be her last album—her swan song, if you will—and reach virality, commercial success, and critical acclaim. It turns out that being underestimated was the best thing that ever happened to her. After all, Slayyyter wasn’t crowned by executives, algorithms, or a massive marketing machine—she was chosen by listeners who spent a decade championing her music until the rest of the world finally caught up.
Head to VMagazine.com (link in bio) to discover the full cover story + be sure to pre-order your copy of V161 with Slayyyter now at shop.vmagazine.com.
Photography Inez & Vinoodh
Fashion Hunter Clem
Makeup Lilly Keys (A-Frame Agency) using MAC Cosmetics
Hair Ricky Fraser (The Wall Group)
Manicure Natalie Pavloski (BRIDGE Artists)
Casting Greg Krelenstein (GK-LD)
Lighting Direction Jodokus Driessen
Digital Technician Brian Anderson
Photo Assistant Fyodor Shiryaev
Styling Assistant Thomas Jay
Makeup Assistant Maya Lozada
Hair Assistant Donovan Blyden
Production John Nadhazi, Michael Gleeson (VLM Productions)
Production Assistant Emma Skakel, Andy Martinez
Location Spring Studios
Special Thanks Nicola Formichetti / MAC Cosmetics
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