Ariana Grande says she 'wanted to hide away' in oversized hoodies and boots in 2018

Ariana Grande told Vogue that her 2018 uniform of oversized sweatshirts (worn without pants) and thigh-high boots came from a desire to "hide away" while she was "processing a lot." She was speaking as she flipped through 21 looks in a new Vogue video. Looking at a photo of herself leaving her old New York City apartment in a black sweatshirt, thigh-high boots and a green belt bag, Grande said, "This was a very strange time in my life...

I always wanted to hide away in something really cozy. But I remember that the boots still made me feel c—t." She added, "I genuinely, at the time, did not have the mental energy to consider clothing. So, the easiest thing for me was to throw on a sweatshirt and a c—ty boot and that was how it happened." The style era coincided with a tumultuous period in her life: the May 22, 2017, Manchester concert bombing that killed 22 and injured hundreds, which she has said "will leave me speechless and filled with questions for the rest of my life," and the September 2018 death of her ex Mac Miller.

The source also notes her brief relationship and engagement to Pete Davidson in 2018, which ended that October. In the Vogue conversation she also revisited other looks and moments, including joking that she "signed over" her red hair to Nickelodeon when she landed the role of Cat on Victorious, and defending her brows: "These are my bushy eyebrows...

I love them. I'm so sorry.

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