Caroline Polachekis a performer who feeds off contrasts.

Specifically, the tense bubbling before molten lava flares up and scorches the earth.

Not quite enough for the woman who wasonce describedas a cyborg who has somehow wandered into a Tolkien novel.

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Brits pre-glam at The Standard.

Looking like a Simone Rocha x JPG model herself.

The bra almost has a mythological shape, enthuses Tati, a keen storyteller in her own right.

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Brits pre-glam at The Standard.

A lot of people think a red-carpet gown just needs to look beautiful.

Very few musicians care about character.

On time and resolutely Brits ready.

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Looking like a Simone Rocha x JPG model herself.

Caroline Polachek is a perfectionist, but shes human.

Shes otherworldly, but resolutely a part of the fabric of what modern-day pop should be.

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Genevieve Devine, Mainline Rufrscade, Chopova Lowena, Jawara Alleyne, and Amber Smith are other Caroline Polacheck fashion favorites.

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Preparation is everything.

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On time and resolutely Brits ready.