SKINNY Jeans

Welcome, one and all, to the first in Skinny Jeans' sporadic salutations in the general direction of those extra special individuals who, in these conservative times, dare to stick their heads above the style parapet. A periodic vote of thanks to cut out and keep (should you so desire), We Like Your Style will be doling out bear hugs and hair-mussings to deserving pop culture mavericks. We begin this month with lead singer and head rabble-rouser for Brazilian electro-pop outfit, CSS: the one-woman joy machine that is Luisa "Lovefoxxx" Matsushita.

For those of you as yet unfamiliar with the good work of CSS, let's begin at the beginning. CSS are – with the utmost respect and in the best possible way – the sort of band eight year-olds would start (albeit extremely talented, urbane, and media savvy eight year-olds). A million miles away from the painfully cool and unbearably dull rock star posturing favoured by many in the industry, CSS bound onto every stage they're booked on with the ceaseless enthusiasm of an accidentally lit fireworks box, with Lovefoxxx the big, spinning, sparking Catherine Wheel set up centre stage.

With no trace of makeup, and a myriad of sequin-adorned traditional fashion 'don'ts' to wear every night, Lovefoxxx turns the whole female pop star gig on its head completely, insisting that you don't have to be on-trend and pretty-pretty to be adored. And, even if you do have this last weapon in your arsenal (which, judging by her recent, jaw-droppingly beautiful spread in Pop magazine, Lovefoxxx does in abundance): you don't have to use it in order to sell records. If Lovefoxxx were a lesser mortal, maybe we'd only know her for her Klaxon boyfriend or her place on the NME Cool List; but as things stand, these, along with the crazy-arm dancing and the two-tone leggings, are mere trimmings on the cornucopian buffet-table of assets the girl drags along behind her.

The CSS bandwagon draws up outside Glasgow Academy next month – do yourself a favour, and get the hell on it. Lovefoxxx, we like your style.