Lisa Eisner
Los Angeles based Uh Huh Her is a dynamic pairing of musician/actress Leisha Hailey(right) and singer/producer/multi-instrumentalist Camila Grey(left).
STYLE PROFILE

The dark-glam style of Uh Huh Her

Uh huh her
Lisa Eisner
Los Angeles based Uh Huh Her is a dynamic pairing of musician/actress Leisha Hailey(right) and singer/producer/multi-instrumentalist Camila Grey(left).
Bass guitar and spike heels do mix: Electro-indie duo Uh Huh Her likes to rock Marc Jacobs, Zac Posen, YSL -- and the Viper Room.
By Emili Vesilind, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
September 28, 2008
IF YOU think wearing high heels to work is a grind, try tramping around stage at the Viper Room in stilettos with a guitar strapped to your back. But spiky shoes -- along with skinny jeans and loads of black eyeliner -- are part of what defines the slinky, dark-glam look of new L.A. band Uh Huh Her.

"People are totally astonished that I can play bass in heels," says Camila Grey, lead vocalist for the electro-indie duo, which she co-founded with singer and keyboard player Leisha Hailey -- the elfin blond actress who costars in the Showtime series "The L Word," about fashion-savvy lesbians living in L.A.

Hailey's day job (she films in Vancouver, Canada, five months a year) means the pair already had a huge following before their first album, "Common Reaction," was launched late last month; recent L.A. shows have been wall-to-wall with chic female fans. "This trick is to keep them," Hailey noted.

But the sweet-faced duo are winning over new devotees -- even of the male variety -- with their vocal-heavy '80s-inspired sound and edgy style. Though both have done time in low-fi indie-rock bands (Hailey in the Murmaids and Grey in Mellowdrone), their current fashion choices are decidedly more amped. Tight jeans, primary colors and thigh-high skirts are all part of their fashion repertoire.

They've had some help along the way -- local stylist Alicia Lawhon outfitted the pair in colored tights and glam, silvery tops for the CDs first video, "Not a Love Song," and rock style guru Arianne Phillips (who styles Madonna, among others) decked out the duo in cutesy, vintage-feeling dresses and bobby socks paired with high-heels for the album jacket.

The pair filled us in on what rocks their world in fashion and beyond:

How would you describe each other's style?

Hailey: Cam always dresses in black and heels and tight black jeans and tank tops and a black trench coat.

Grey: Leisha's really girlie -- skirts and heels.

What do you like to wear onstage?

Grey: I like the glam look -- skinny jeans and heels and sparkles. I also like black eyeliner and pencil skirts.

Hailey: I try to find things that I can throw in my suitcase! I like short skirts, definitely high heels and something bright on top. Also a really great necklace or a pair of earrings. But actually earrings can slap me in the face.

What's a typical daily outfit for you in L.A.?

Grey: Skinny jeans with Marc Jacobs mouse flats or Converse.

Hailey: Cowboy boots and colors.

What musicians -- present or past -- do you think have great style?

Grey: I know people say things about Björk, but I love anyone who has their own vision and isn't afraid to be as weird as they want to be.

Hailey: I have to say, I think Axl Rose had something back in the day. He wore spandex bike shorts and he was hot. How . . . did he do that?

What do you wear over and over again?

Hailey: I have a collection of Free City things that's insane. I also have a new wool pea coat that I'm wearing in Vancouver that I love by Isabel Marant. I just discovered her and she's amazing.







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