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Grammy award winning singer, songwriter and producer Temilade Openiyi popularly known as Tems is of the notion that society and critics should stop trying to dictate how people, mostly artists and women dress.
The 28-year-old emphasized the importance of being true to oneself instead of trying to fit in a certain box in order to communicate a particular message.
"You should be yourself even if something else is expected of you. You win, automatically, when you are yourself, no matter what that looks like. That’s why there’s variety," Tems said during an interview with Essence Magazine.
She went on to highlight she believes there is a certain standard, women and celebrities are held to and expected to dress a certain way which shouldn't be the case as style is subjective.
"We’re different and are not all meant to be the same. And I know there’s a standard, but there shouldn’t be one.
There shouldn’t be a standard for what people should dress like if they’re artists, or what people should dress like if they’re women," the 'Me & U' crooner firmly stated.
Adding, "I just feel like we’re all unique. There shouldn’t be a requirement. That’s what I mean by standard. There shouldn’t be a requirement or some kind of expectation that you dress a certain way."
On if she truly understands the high regard that most people hold her in and the fact that she is a role model to so many people in a “self-love and acceptance” way the multi-award-winning singer said:
"I appreciate that that’s what’s coming across and I do think people should be themselves. I can’t really be anybody else. It’s just not going to work.
You are doing yourself a disservice by trying to be someone else. You should just be who you are. Once you start trying, you’ve already missed the road. That’s a takeaway from how I live my life for sure,"
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