Date: 10 April 1981
Originally published in: New Standard (UK)
Written by: John Blake
Kim Wilde, Marty Wilde’s pop star daughter, is riding high in the charts with Kids in America. This is her style.
CLOTHES: ‘My favourite ones come from Oxfam and War On Want shops because they are convenient and cheap. But I also like Johnson’s in Kings Road. They are really a men’s shop but they do good boots and jackets.’
CAR: ‘I’ve had a Beetle, a red one ,for a year. Before that I had a Morris 1100. I like Beetles, they’re cute and they don’t mess you about.’
NIGHTLIFE: ‘I hate flashy disco places. The only club I’ve been visiting regularly is The Moonlight in West Hampstead. It’s a showcase sort of place and they feature a number of estalished bands like The Modettes and Soft Boys.’
HOME: ‘I live in a thatched house in Hertfordshire, near to a village. I’ve got a pond in the bac kgarden where I want to collect Japanese longfish as soon as I can get a pump installed.’
FOOD: ‘I love Japanese food. Last year I agreed to make sukiyaki as the first course for a dinner party a friend was holding. You’re supposed to make it with meat but I forgot to include it – anyway, it still tasted very good.’
