Overview
- Mai, who spoke on her Schön laut podcast Friday, said she loves performing in skimpy clothes and named bikini tops, baggy jeans, crop tops, miniskirts and shorts as her go-to stage pieces.
- She said the main reasons for the look are practical: less fabric lets her move freely while singing and dancing and helps prevent overheating and excessive sweating on energetic shows.
- Mai pushed back against repeated negative online comments that claim women use revealing clothes to hide poor musical skill, calling that assumption unfair and gendered.
- She framed some exposed items such as a glittering thong as part of a fashion statement and cited pop influences including Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera.
- The comments follow a high-profile year of TV appearances, a May injury during Schlag den Star and a reported tour robbery, and Mai said she will keep the look and continue to make her own stylistic choices, a stance that keeps questions about how female performers are judged in public conversation.