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William Baker has cited the 1940s "Varga Girl" pinups of Alberto Vargas (compare) as an influence, as demonstrated in the music video for "Spinning Around" (2000)
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Minogue's former stylist and creative director William Baker explained that the music videos for the Fever album were inspired by science fiction films—specifically those by Stanley Kubrick—and accentuated the electropop elements of the music by using dancers in the style of Kraftwerk.
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The event marked the presentation of a new visual style, designed by Minogue and Baker, inspired in part by 1960s icon Brigitte Bardot, about whom Minogue commented: "I just tended to think of BB as, well, she's a sexpot, isn't she?
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In April 2005, Minogue and her creative director William Baker ended their professional relationship, with Minogue commenting that it had been timed to coincide with the release of the Ultimate Kylie album and the launch of the Showgirl - The Greatest Hits Tour.
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Stylist William Baker has suggested that this is part of the reason she has entered in the mainstream pop culture of Europe more successfully than many other pop singers who concentrate simply on selling records.She has appeared in guest roles in television series such as The Vicar of Dibley and Men Behaving Badly in the UK, and Kath & Kim in Australia, which capitalised on her celebrity status and image for comedic effect.
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Hopefully I enhance what they do as well" William Baker has described her status as a sex symbol as a "double edged sword" observing that "we always attempted to use her sex appeal as an enhancement of her music and to sell a record.