Contributors

Mindy Kelly

“I haven’t worked with Billie before, but she is a bad ass,” says Mindy Kelly, the Los Angeles-based stunt coordinator who helped our cover star execute her daring new shoot that gives the illusion of her gliding with the wind. “Billie is a true warrior! She slayed through all the shots without even breaking a sweat and her energy was exactly what I had imagined it would be,” says Kelly. Working with Eilish wasn’t the only highlight for the stunt coordinator. “It’s been a dream of mine for some time to get the opportunity to collaborate and create art with [stylist] Dena,” she reveals. “She worked her magic and that’s what really made this project so special to me.”

Diablo Cody

Writing an essay for Vogue is a dream for Diablo Cody (pictured, right, with Alanis Morissette), the Oscarwinning screenwriter of Juno. “I had pages from Vogue taped all over my apartment in my twenties,” she enthuses. An even greater privilege was writing a Vogue Voice, on page 24, about Morissette – with whom Cody collaborated on the Jagged Little Pill musical opening in Sydney in September – and the power of live theatre. “I have felt so connected to her music for such a long time,” she says. “To be able to create a story around it

– it’s a dream come true.”

Dena Giannini

Billie Eilish collaborated with British Vogue style director Dena Giannini on her very own look for her sophomore cover of Vogue Australia. “While we were brainstorming ideas on what would be fun to do for our next shoot together, she shared with me that she has always loved the wind,” says Giannini. Dressing the artist in the likes of Gucci, Chanel and Valentino, Giannini worked to channel “the old Billie” in a series of images that saw her suspended in the air. “We wanted to capture an enhanced version of Billie, slightly surreal and dreamy at times … her feet never quite touching the ground.”

Brodie Lancaster

Tasked with interviewing the indomitable Billie Eilish for this issue, Melbournebased writer Brodie Lancaster admits: “I was delighted and stunned to have my first piece [for Vogue] be a cover story, particularly one on such a significant and fascinating artist.” Sitting down with the singer-songwriter over Zoom, Lancaster shares that Eilish was willing to touch on all topics, no holds barred. “It was great to hear a bit about Billie’s approach to creating her own visuals,” she says. “From collaborating closely on photoshoots to directing her own music videos, Billie’s gaze and perspective is an intrinsic part of how we all see her – quite literally.”