Forné: I remember at the beginning of the European tour the wardrobe team would come to me and be like, Marc, what the fuck? These clothes are not stage proofed. And I was like of course they’re not stage proofed, this is fashion!
Horan: [laughs] that’s very real. I mean, because of what Marc says about how wearable Sweat is, now that I’m prepping other things for her I find myself thinking that some things feel too Sweat, or wondering if it feels like something she’s worn on stage. I now have to carve out what the red carpet looks like, and everything else outside of Sweat.
Forné: I think as long as we put them in movement-restrictive clothes it will be different [laughs] because that was the main thing with Sweat, they needed to be able to move.
Right, they’re jumping around, dancing, kicking, etc. It’s a lot of movement.
Horan: Twenty-two shows later and Charli and I have not yet found the perfect “Track 10” outfit because she’s like…I just break everything, something gets caught and I can feel it pop. I’m like, I don’t give a shit if something breaks, that’s fine, I just need to make sure that you can move. As long as she can do what she wants and she is not editing her movement because of the outfit…that is my biggest fear.
What were your initial reactions to hearing this tour was going to happen? I don’t remember the last time two pop stars toured like this.
Horan: Justin [Timberlake] and Christina [Aguilera]! I mean, I was really excited. I was a huge fan of Charli before I started working with her, and I’m a huge Troye fan. I know both their songs back to front. So I was just really excited it would be my faves together, and even though they’re musically different, the fan base has so much overlap. I knew it would be a giant party.
Forné: To me it felt like a big opportunity. I knew that what we had done in Europe was fun, but that this would be a chance to add so much more. I knew it was going to explode so much more. It even felt iconic from the outside. I would see them at rehearsals in Peoria, Illinois, and I was like…oh my God, this is going to be insane.
