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Singer Jennifer Lopez arrives at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada May 17, 2015. REUTERS/L.E. Baskow

US singer Jennifer Lopez perfoms on stage during the 14th edition of the music festival Mawazine in Rabat on May 29, 2015. AFP PHOTO/ FADEL SENNA (Photo credit should read FADEL SENNA/AFP/Getty Images)

Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez arrives at 2015 Billboard Latin Music Awards presented bu State Farm on Telemundo at Bank United Center on April 30, 2015 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Rodrigo Varela/Getty Images)

Jennifer Lopez attends the "China: Through The Looking Glass" Costume Institute Benefit Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images)

Jennifer Lopez arrives at the American Idol XIV finale at the Dolby Theatre on Wednesday, May 13, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Salangsang/Invision/AP)

Freya Drohan

August 26 2015 5:14 PM

While PAPER Magazine may have controversially put Kim Kardashian's nude on their cover, they took a different approach while shooting superstar Jennifer Lopez.

The performer graces the pages of the glossy magazine for its Luxe in Flux issue, alongside wonderkid designer Oliver Rousteing.

The mum-of-two is most often seen in slinky, backless evening gowns or revealing stage costumes, or as she puts it "little slutty dresses".

For the shoot, the 46-year-old singer was kitted out in new season garments from Rousteing's latest collection for luxury label Balmain.

J-Lo admitted that she likes her clothes to feel fitted, particularly when she is on stage, citing the likes of Cher and Diana Ross as her inspirations.

"Pop culture and fashion have always had a correlation, from old Hollywood to contemporary music. As a performer, I know that clothes are an expression of the music I create or the character I play."

"To me, it's stuff that's very custom or made for you or fitted -- that's how I like all my clothes to feel," she added.

"When I think of luxury, whether it's a house or a car or any luxury item, it's like something special about it that feels like you. I like things that are super trendy. I like things that look like they could've been in this era or that era, but it still feels modern."

However, ultimately the superstar maintained that her definition of luxury was freedom of choice and "quiet moments" away from her busy life which she can spend with her children and family.

Read the full interview in PAPER Magazine.