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"  If you&amp;#039;ve seen Kimbra\u2014and, judging by the 256 million-plus views the Gotye music video she&amp;#039;s featured in has garnered, it&amp;#039;s very likely\u2014you probably can&amp;#039;t think of her in anything else but body paint. The 22-year-old singer-songwriter promises that she&amp;#039;s a bit more covered-up (and certainly more stylish) for her current US tour, however. Take, for example, the ruffled turquoise confection she recently donned. &amp;quot;It has a strong shape and feels a bit theatrical while still having a freedom and movement to it, which I like,&amp;quot; says the New Zealander. With songs that range from jazz-inflected R&amp;amp;amp;B to soulful pop, Kimbra is equally enthusiastic about having loads of clothing choices. As she explains, &amp;quot;I like to have the options so that I can dress according to the mood that night and keep things feeling fresh.&amp;quot; Before a slew of West Coast dates (she&amp;#039;ll also be back in September and October, in case you missed her), Kimbra let ELLE.com go through her suitcase. Outfit breakdown: The dress is one I picked up for $20 in a Sydney opportunity shop, and I have adjusted it to fit with safety pins! The piece underneath is actually a sequin skirt, which I&amp;#039;ve used as a top in this instance; I also picked this up second-hand in LA. The shoes are a pair of wedges I got a long time ago, they&amp;#039;re just really comfortable to prance about in onstage. I brought this outfit on tour because: I liked the color and the ruffled, exaggerated shoulders. I thought it had a nice drama to it. When I travel: I pack about eight to 10 different pieces I can rotate, [especially] considering US tours are generally pretty long, but if one dress is feeling particularly right for the mood I may just wear it for most of the tour. I always bring: lots of books for the long drives on the tour bus. They are my little escape. You&amp;#039;d never catch me onstage wearing: something that would disappoint my parents. My pre-tour shopping stop is: Melbourne op-shops. I always like to hunt out some vintage dresses down Chapel Street. The best on-the-road purchase I ever made was: a black trench coat with multicolor jewels across the collar and shoulders. I found it in a Chicago vintage store. Before I go onstage I always: do muscle warm-ups, focusing on my lats and pecs, so that I can work my body on stage to help me out vocally. My favorite thing to have happened on tour so far has been: making lots of new friends, playing at awesome venues, and seeing Niagara Falls! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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