The singer making a splash on country's music scene opens up to PEOPLE about staying true to her style, her closet obsessions and how she gets those bangs looking so dang good
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- Ella Langley’s career is on the rise and now she’s got a new fashion partnership under her belt
- The “Choosin’ Texas” singer is the new face of American Eagle and stars in a dreamy new campaign in its denim and more
- Langley shares with PEOPLE the nostalgic story behind working with the brand and staying authentic
Ella Langley is topping the charts and hitting the biggest stages in country, but at the end of the day, she's always going to bring authenticity to the table. What you see is always what you get, even as she takes on one of her biggest fashion partnerships to date.
The "Choosin' Texas" singer is the new face of American Eagle. The campaign is as much about celebrating the brand's timeless designs as much as it is a full-circle moment for Langley.
"I have these photos growing up wearing American Eagle shorts that my mom bedazzled herself. It was the first pair of denim I loved," she tells PEOPLE. Her take on fashion is still the same — but of course just a little more mature.
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"American Eagle has always been about being yourself, and that’s something I really try to get across in my music. My style in day-to-day life is pretty laid-back, a little outdoorsy, and always about comfort, so working with a brand that celebrates that felt right."
Everything in her life has "a story attached" whether it be her songs or her fashion sense, which she describes as confident, feminine and powerful. And just because her go-to outfit formula is jeans and a T-shirt, "no question," Langley still likes to have fun by mixing vintage pieces with timeless silhouettes.
When she shot the American Eagle ad, all Langley really did was show up and be herself. It's actually a rule she's set in place amid her rising career. "The most important thing is that I don’t want to force anything. I want any set I'm on to feel like a normal day in my life, just with a few more cameras!"
That energy comes "to life" in her partnership with American Eagle, especially through the dreamy images that show Langley in outfits she would "actually wear on any given day." She loves the denim so much — from the on-trend Low-Rise Bootcut Jeans and Swag Denim Jacket to the flirty High-Waisted Perfect Mini — that she calls herself a "Denim Darling" (a play on her childhood church nickname, Ella Darling).
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And of course she arrived on set with her signature bangs, which — naturally — she has the perfect life-saving hack for (fans, take note). "I use eyelash glue to hold them in place. You can use micellar water to take it off. Do a couple hair flips to test it out, and then spray it all down."
The "real magic," as Langley puts it, happens because of the true collaboration she has with the brand. "I love going through every detail from the set and location to the music and my own inspiration."
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If you thought Langley hit her peak, just know that she's only going up from here.
This year will be an exciting one for Langley. On April 10, she'll release her new album Dandelion, which she'll support on The Dandelion Tour from May to August. To be present in the moment, she'll do what's always kept her grounded. "There is no better feeling than washing off my makeup. Then I put on a perfect playlist and have a moment to just slow down, light a candle, take a breath and think about the day with my dogs at my side."
Reflecting on how far she's come, she'd tell her younger self "to keep working hard and doing everything I possibly can to make my dreams come true. Every show I've played and every song I've written has led me to this moment of releasing Dandelion, and it means the world to me to do what I love and tell my story."
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