Page 13 - ION Indie Magazine SeptOct 2024

Sing, Dance, and Feel Liberated!

It’s not only Molly Grace’s personality and music that shout, “Here I Am!” but also her now iconic red,
flashy, and tassel-lined bodysuit. While this look has quickly become the Molly Grace staple, Grace
wasn’t even the one to find or pick out the getup.

“Funnily enough, my mom was the one who chose my iconic red romper,” Grace revealed. “I arrived
home one day in Nashville, and my mom had this package ready for me. She told me she found this
outfit online and thought it might be what I was looking for, and to be completely honest, I was a little
afraid she didn’t understand what I was going for before I saw it. But then I tried it on and it literally
fit me perfectly. Mom, you nailed it!”

Grace now has one of these bodysuits in every color they come in, adoring the sparkly and form-
fitting style that is reminiscent of a show at the Moulin Rouge, and that displays to her crowd how
she truly feels just as confident as she presents. While she loves wearing these outfits for her shows
now, Grace also dreams of the day to have a custom-made body suit by other talented artists.

“For the future, I'd love to get a few student designers involved in helping me create a completely

new and customized look,” she said. “A custom bodysuit for me, a unique Molly Grace look that
no one else has! I’d love to build other small artists up in this opportunity just as they would be
helping build me up. I want to play with my style; I love the glitter and the sequins, and I love
that my style is showgirl with nods to 60’s and 70’s fashion. I love feeling glamorous.”

The bold red and pink colors Molly Grace gravitates towards are perfect for signifying her
The bold red and pink colors Molly Grace gravitates towards are perfect for signifying her flirty
flirty and fun stage persona, bringing confidence to her performances, and showing her
and fun stage persona, bringing confidence to her performances, and showing her audience
audience that she is proud to take up the stage.
that she is proud to take up the stage.

“Red and pink are my favorite colors, as well as great representations of themes

of love and passion, and being fun and feminine, which are all very core
personality traits of mine,” said Grace. “I knew I wanted to take up the stage as a
glittery pop princess, and something that I really loved about this outfit is that I
felt confident in it. I never want to hide behind clothes, I’m proud to be a bigger
woman and I shouldn't have to hide my body to exist.”

“I think that makes my audience feel very welcome, gorgeous, and safe, and
that’s really what I want for my fans,” she explained. “So, I want this to show off
my body. I want to feel like the personification of the phrase 'razzle dazzle’ --
we're not hiding anything here! I also love the heels because I'm short. I'm 5' 2"
and I want to stomp around in big heels because I can.”

Working to make her audience feel supported and safe is one of Grace’s top
objectives for each show and is part of what makes a good performance in her
eyes, along with a few other notable qualities.

“To me, a good performance is all about connection,” Grace started,
“connection between the artists and the music they’re singing, connection
between the artist and their band, connection between the artist and the
audience…a good performance flows cohesively in all aspects in my
mind. A pillar of a Molly Grace concert experience is the crowd connection
and crowd work. It's what makes me love a show, both from the artist's
and the audience's standpoint.”

Photo credit: Bella Sgarlata