By night Vanessa Fischer is the smoldering singer of upstart dark disco band Lioness, but by day she’s a mild-mannered costume designer with an eye for Anita Pallenberg and flare for metallic stretch fabric. These two seemingly conflicting sides find perfect harmony in Lioness’ new music video “You’re My Heart”, an homage to the silent film era for which she designed eight original costume creations.
“‘You’re my Heart’ was inspired by Fritz Lang’s Metropolis, art deco and alchemy,” she explains. “The video is about the idea that love, like a heart, can be transplanted when it disappears. If you watch very closely you will notice my eight costume changes.”
For more insight into the video’s inspirations, we asked Vanessa to give us a thorough breakdown of her eight hand-crafted costumes. Read it after the jump! And be sure to catch Lioness tonight at Toronto’s NXNE music festival and on June 28 at Toronto Pride. (Tour dates via MySpace)