Photography Danielle DeGrasseMusic / NewsMusic / NewsTroye Sivan blossoms in the video for queer anthem ‘Bloom’The Australian pop star’s new visual brings out the floral bottoming metaphors of its lyricsShareLink copied ✔️June 7, 2018June 7, 2018Text Selim Bulut “Bloom”, the latest single from Australian pop star Troye Sivan and the title track from his upcoming second album, is a queer anthem that uses floral imagery as a metaphor for bottoming – although he played coy when Dazed asked him about this when we profiled him earlier this year. “It’s 100 per cent about flowers! That’s all it is,” he said with a wink. “Call it whatever you wanna call it. I wanna play that song at every Pride.” Its video comes directed by Bardia Zeinali, a New York-based videographer and Vogue contributor behind a series of funny, bold-coloured fashion videos. The video visually brings out those flowery lyrics with styling by Kyle Luu, floral arrangements by BRRCH Floral’s Brittany Asch, and hair by Dazed 100-er Jawara. In the video, Sivan shows off a series of looks for Pride month, including red lipstick, a blue feather headpiece, a leather jacket/beret combo, and – naturally – a floral ball gown. Sivan is playing a handful of shows in June before kicking off a full tour of North America in September. Watch him perform Sufjan Stevens’s “Mystery of Love” here. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.TrendingThe internet wants women to stop acting like ‘birds’On TikTok, the word has become shorthand for being male-centred, prompting women to share their dating horror stories and unlearn their ‘bird’ behaviour before summertimeLife & CultureArts+CultureHow Prince almost ended up in The Fifth ElementUGGFashionUGG is bringing the sun to London – here’s how to get involvedMusicThe 5 best songs from Drake’s new albums (plural) Film & TV7 sex worker-approved films about sex workFashionThis subculture archive is fashion’s best kept secretBeauty10 of the hottest Instagram accounts fusing art, sex and eroticaBeautyNude awakening: Meet the young people embracing naturismBeautyEuphoria nail artist Caroline Cotten shares her favourite setsEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy