This Pop Star Changes Styles Based on How Gay She Feels That Day

On the precipice of widespread fame, singer and actress Reneé Rapp recently sat down with High Snobiety to discuss–among other things–her career, staying fit mentally and physically, and her personal style.

The bisexual pop star joked that her style changes depending on how gay she wants to feel that day, admitting, however, that "it's such a joke, and probably such a bad joke." For Rapp, part of it is about the balance between feeling comfortable and safe in her skin while staying true to herself and never conforming to people's expectations.

While most know Rapp from her stint on Broadway as Regina George in the "Mean Girls" musical or as Leighton in the television show "The Sex Lives of College Girls," she released her acclaimed, much-loved debut album "Snow Angel" this summer and embarked on a subsequent tour. In January, she will repeat her performance in "Mean Girls" in the upcoming musical remake. In short, if Reneé Rapp isn't a name you know just yet, that's probably about to change.

While she identifies as bisexual and told High Snobiety that she's grateful for her queer community and the platform it's given her, she still remembers coming to terms with her sexuality as a kid in North Carolina, a time that found Rapp battling her own internalized homophobia. "When I was a kid...I was coming to terms with bisexuality or whatever you want to fucking call it," she said. "I remember saying out loud, 'Well, I would really want to kiss a girl, but I don't think I could ever marry a girl.' I remember saying that as a really young kid, and I think a lot of people do."

"I really enjoy when I dress hyper-feminine or appear hyper-feminine, and then people are very confused," she said. "I quite love it. It didn't use to serve me when I was a kid though, because I was like, 'Wait, I'm gay.' Which is such an interesting complaint, because growing up in the South, I was blessed and lucky to present in such a way that I wasn't actively looked at through a specific lens."

According to High Snobiety, this is a line that many queer people constantly find themselves straddling, the line between feeling comfortable, safe, affirmed, and authentic while acknowledging the ways that "conforming to gender stereotypes, and being perceived by the world, has shaped our experiences."

For Rapp, such an outlook has led naturally to her feeling more open to experiment with her own personal style and expression. "I could think that I don't like something one day and then somebody could wear it and make it look really fucking cool and style it really well. And I think it's sick. I am so for anything."

It's exactly this "everybody looks great in everything" attitude that summarizes not only Rapp's personal style, but also her wish that everyone else would feel similarly empowered to express themselves authentically through their clothes.