On Este: HOMMEGIRLS X FRUIT OF THE LOOM cami bralette and socks; HOMMEGIRLS mini skirt. On Alana: HOMMEGIRLS mini skirt; HOMMEGIRLS X FRUIT OF THE LOOM socks; LOS ANGELES APPAREL bikini top. On Danielle: HOMMEGIRLS X FRUIT OF THE LOOM baby tee and socks; HOMMEGIRLS bloomers.

 

When I catch Danielle, Alana and Este Haim in August they are mid-intensive rehearsals in Los Angeles for their upcoming global tour. But they are also giddily excited. If the sisters’ individual and intermeshed personalities transmit deliciously to television chat shows and TikTok, it’s on stage where they really shine. And I Quit, born out of a period in which the girls were all single at the same time, feels like even more of an opportunity to let loose. “Albums are extremely hard to make, but this album felt like a breeze compared to the other ones,” says Alana. “This is the most fun we’ve ever had.” 

For fans of the band, there’s a pleasure in seeing the girls back together and on a bit of a rager, especially with their individual pursuits of recent years having taken them in different directions: while Danielle led production on the new record alongside Rostam Batmanglij, Este’s been composing for film and TV, and Alana’s pursuing an acting career (most notably in friend-of-the band Paul Thomas Anderson’s Licorice Pizza in 2021, who incidentally shot the cover of I Quit). There’s more of that to come – you can catch Alana in Kelly Reinhardt’s The Mastermind this October, alongside Josh O’Connor. But for now: there’s tour. Sisters don’t quit.

 

On Alana: CAMPBELL & KRAMER stretch mesh dress. On Danielle: MARNI dress; stylist’s own socks. On Este: SANDY LIANG dress and printed leggings.

 

Claire Marie Healy: Where is everybody?

Danielle Haim: We’re all in L.A.

Alana Haim: Also, I look so crazy — I should have looked at myself in the mirror before I hopped on the Zoom. I haven’t washed my hair in a long time. It’s called… rehearsals.

CMH: How does it feel to be gearing up for the live shows?

AH: Not to be cheesy, but it really is extremely addictive-feeling to play live. So we’re very excited that we get to go on the road. Saying these songs are “fun to play” seems so elementary and obvious. But it is this different feeling that I have never felt in my whole career, playing this album. It feels so different, and kind of ineffable.

DH: With Women In Music Pt. III, we had to wait two years to play that live due to Covid. And it really sucked, because we made that album to play live. Now that we can just release the album and get to go on tour straight away, it’s like – this is how it’s supposed to be. It feels exciting.

CMH: How do you guys feel like the songs are sort of like shifting as you start to like play them more.

 

MARC JACOBS crystal necklace demi bra and pillow top.

 

MARC JACOBS pant bow jeans; Este’s own vintage T-shirt.

 

CMH: How do you guys feel like the songs are sort of like shifting as you start to like play them more.

AH: That’s the beauty of writing your own music and producing your own music – they’re forever changing because they’re yours. Like, “The Wire”. We wrote that song in our parents’ living room in 2008, and now we’re playing it in Japan in 2025 and the crowd is going so insane and knows every single word. That album – our angel baby, first baby album – proved to us that what we believed in, was right for us. It set the correct path for the rest. Flashing forward to I Quit, our sound constantly evolves because, you know, we’re growing up. You get more confident with writing music and being in the studio and taking chances, especially with this album. When it comes to playing them live, it’s the same uninhibited feeling that we had making it.

CMH: There’s a combination of that lack of inhibition, but equally a strand of nostalgia, on I Quit. Sincerely feeling nostalgic, and having these full-circle moments, can get a bit of a bad rap in our culture. There’s a feeling of “just move on,” and that anything else is regressing.

AH: I think nostalgia is the greatest drug of all time. I love nostalgia.

DH: It did feel like we were teenagers making this album. I moved in with Alana because I was going through a breakup. Plus, we were all single for the first time, so since we all lived at home it really did feel nostalgic. But still, it didn’t feel sad to make it. It felt more like finding your independence and finally having fun being single. I was painting the town red. I was on a rampage.

AH: I do think that the [wake of the] pandemic left this beautiful air of nostalgia that never left me, and never left my siblings. That time of being in high school was the first time that all three of us went from, “you’re my annoying sister” to “you’re my friend.” It’s the first time we were all sneaking into places and we meshed all our friend groups. “Take Me Back” is extremely nostalgic for that time. But all the other songs were basically happening in real time. There was just so much weighing on our hearts: all three of us were single, but we were going through all these different things. We were like: we’ve gotta get this out. So now, when I see the album, it definitely feels like a completed chapter of our lives as it was happening.

 

"I think nostalgia is the greatest drug of all time. I love nostalgia."

 

On Danielle: MISS CLAIRE SULLIVAN draped cotton shirt dress; LOUIS VUITTON Silhouette ankle boots; stylist’s own socks. On Este: MARC JACOBS pant bow jeans; MISS CLAIRE SULLIVAN heart bra. On Alana: CELINE fur-effect wool coat; BLONDITA polka dot playsuit; AUGUST BARRON leather boots.

 

Este Haim: Yes. And I think there’s definitely a beginning, middle and an end to this chapter. What I think we keep going back to is just how much fun we have when we’re actually playing music and traveling. A lot of touring musicians have a different opinion. We’re just so excited to get in there with the crowd.

AH: We made this album just honestly to, like, heal. It takes us a long time to make albums. Everyone needs to deal with it!

CMH: I feel like in the songs there’s a sense of coming through something knotty into a sense of clarity – even in the somewhat bold and simple statements of the lyrics (I quit!) That clarity feels reflective in the styling: it has a kind of clean, early 2000s freshness. Assuming these clothes feel good for you guys, why? What feels good about a bra and bootcut trousers?

AH: It really did start with Danielle. She brain dumped all her inspirations in our group chat: all these images from when we were teenagers of the internet. We would always try to recreate outfits from paparazzi photos by shopping at thrift stores, like going to Jet Rag in Hollywood that still does a one-dollar sale on Sundays. That’s why [recreating] the paparazzi photos for the record was so fun, just doing what we did as teenagers again. We were so inspired by all these women and their style when we were younger, like Kate Moss.

DH: Yes! When we were in high school, she was in her 30s. And all I wanted in my head was to be 30. Her skinny jeans, her McQueen scarf and her vest – it was just iconic.

 

COMMISSION wool cashmere Kiss U Neck sweater, felted wool low-waist suit skirt; POLO RALPH LAUREN square-buckle leather belt; stylist’s own socks and shoes.

 

COMMISSION cotton poplin bandeau shirt, silk organza slip skirt; MARC JACOBS silk underwear.

 

ISABEL MARANT shirt, sequin vest, hot shorts and leather boots; WOLFORD tights.

 

AH: Everyone remembers where they were when they saw those Glastonbury photos of her walking through the mud in sparkly underwear.

DH: That was a huge day when I got the Vivienne Westwood pirate boots [for the “Everybody’s Trying To Figure me Out” single cover]. I was like, I need those boots.

AH: Even for our album cover, Danielle went to Squaresville, our local thrift store, and just picked out five sparkly dresses.

DH: It was PTA’s idea [to wear the dresses]. And what was cool was mine was like an ‘80s one, Este’s in like a ‘70s one, and Alana more a ‘90s one. It made it more timeless.

AH: Do you remember we used to make our own skinny jeans? Like, ripping them off of your ankles was so hard, because we sewed it too tight, and then we’d have to re-sew them the next time we wanted to wear them. They didn’t make it over here until, like, a year after they were already killing it in London.

DH: It’s because we didn’t have a Topshop.

 

 On Danielle: LOUIS VUITTON quarter zip dress; stylist’s own socks. On Alana: LOUIS VUITTON embellished asymmetrical dress and Summer mid wedge boots. On Este: LOUIS VUITTON high-collar frills dress; stylist’s own socks.

 

SACAI faux fur pullover; LOUIS VUITTON Silhouette ankle boots; stylist’s own socks.

 

CMH: Right now I’m picturing three matching sisters, but I assume you had differences in how you dressed as teenagers?

DH: I was really into the zip-up hoodie under a blazer. Este was more into getting vintage dresses and cutting them really short.

EH: I also wore really giant, 1970s sunglasses, with pointy-toe ballet flats. That was huge for me.

AH: I just copied what Este and Danielle were wearing. I’m known as the borrower in my family, as in, just steal everything and then put it back when I was done with it. Este had one 1970s blue polyester dress that she cut the top off, but it had the elastic right over your boobs so you could wear it as a tube dress. There are thousands of photos of each of us in that dress.

CMH: Would you guys ever do a clothing sale?

DH: Oh my god, we really should.

AH: We are hoarders. But it’s comforting that trends come back so quickly. I’m always ready for an era to come back. Because I’m prepared.

 

COMMISSION wool cashmere Kiss U Neck sweater, felted wool lowwaist suit skirt; POLO RALPH LAUREN square-buckle leather belt.

  

AUGUST BARRON double tank top, cotton double shirt, double jeans, satin double pumps, puffed plastic & metal pearl bracelet and leather & metal triple belt.

 

“I love my city. I ride for my city. But dating in L.A. is horrendous. Bleak as fuck.”

 

CMH: From your single-in-your-thirties experience, what’s your take on dating in different cities? Between, say, New York, London, L.A.: What is the vibe of the man?

DH: Let me tell you, I love my city. I ride for my city. But dating in L.A. is horrendous. Bleak as fuck.

EH: I don’t think you’re alone in your feeling. But I do think that it might just be dating in general. At least, when I talk to my friends that are single, they’re just a bit disillusioned when it comes to dating. I don’t know if it’s just the time that we’re living in, or if that’s just how it is when you’re in your 30s. But I think we haven’t all totally lost hope – it’s important to still be hopeful about love and dating.

AH: Agreed. L.A. is not really conducive to dating because you have to drive everywhere. New York is the exact opposite: you’re walking down the street and you run into random people constantly. I think that’s why I love London so much – it has the best of both worlds, space but also energy. But let me tell you! Dating in London is not for the weak.

DH: It’s not.

AH: I’ve fallen in love so many times in London, and it only leaves me in therapy. It’s a lot. But you know what? Every time I fall in love in London, it’s like the greatest roller coaster of all time.

 

On Este: HOMMEGIRLS X FRUIT OF THE LOOM cami bralette and socks; HOMMEGIRLS mini skirt. On Danielle: HOMMEGIRLS X FRUIT OF THE LOOM baby tee and socks; HOMMEGIRLS bloomers. On Alana: HOMMEGIRLS mini skirt; HOMMEGIRLS X FRUIT OF THE LOOM socks; LOS ANGELES APPAREL bikini top.

 

EH: I think British men are great. I’m engaged to one!

DH: Yes, but you met him in New York.

EH: He was New York-ifified.

EH: I have to defend the Brits.

CMH: On the record, what track do you think speaks best to your current states of mind?

AH: I feel like I’m in my “All Over Me” era.

DH: Me too. But there was a big lag. While we were promoting the album, I felt like, cool, I’m going to be out there, I’m going to get DMs. Nope. I did not talk to one man during the promotion. Anyway, it seems energetically something is happening in the last couple weeks – the flfloodgates have kind of opened. So that’s good.

EH: I’m really thankful that I have my fifianc.. He’s a good egg. So I think I’m in my “Lucky Stars” era.

Everyone: Aw!

 

 

 

Makeup Kali Kennedy
Hair Tiago Goya
Nails Holly Falcone
Set Design Jeremy Reimnitz
Casting GK-LD
Production Katie Adler

 

 

 

October 2025