For Brett Alan Nelson, Doja’s go-to stylist and creative director, he admits that this exciting new fashion era offers a lot to experiment and play with. “This era is electric for me, because the universe we get to play in is so expansive,” says Nelson. “I’ve been pulling from the elegance and high glamour of the ’80s, the theatricality of the New Romantics, and the raw edge of punk. It’s a space where fantasy collides with rebellion—and that duality feels so right for Doja.”
That unique mixture of references was on full display during her performance, too. As though she stepped directly out of a 1980s music video, Doja took to the neon-lit stage with her dancers in full-OTT garb. “The performance was born from a vivid dream I had—a surreal, trippy vision of a glamorous ’80s mansion with a Tim Burton–meets–neo-horror energy,” says Nelson. Then came the surprise Kenny G cameo. “At first it was almost a joke, but then I realized, no, we have to do it,” says Nelson. “He’s a legend, and his presence added such an unexpected, iconic layer to the performance.”
Photo: Jacob Webster
