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Andre 3000: The Master of Reinvention
“I’m always pushing in different directions and jumping around and a lot of the styles you’ve seen from me came from being young, being an entertainer. If the music sounded otherworldly, I wanted my character to reflect that. Everything you’ve seen from me has been spontaneous.”
Jay-Z: Tops It Off With His Shades Of Power
Jay-z just turned 40, but he still looks more now than guys half his age. He also knows that the key to a mysterious superstar persona can be as simple as a dark pair of shades. Like pitch-black dark. Wear his frames, but please don’t adopt his habit of wearing them inside.
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Pharrell Williams: Reinvigorating The American Prep Movement – And Hip-Hop
With an assist from his frequent collaborator Kanye West, Williams has led the rap pack away from 5XL white tees and Timbs toward slimmer denim and formfitting V-neck tees. He’s also led the charge on the burgeoning black prep movement, adding an electric jolt of color to that iconically American look.
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Lebron James: Even A King-Size Man Has To Understand Fit
In the NBA, Lebron hasn’t just developed into a king on the court, he’s also dominating off of it. The fact that he went from wearing absurdly oversize suits to donning such a perfectly slim fitting vest…it’s like the red carpet version of posterizing some poor fool with a tomahawk dunk.
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L.A. Reid: The Island Def Jam Boss Explains The Inspiration For His Power Suit
“I started getting my suits made as a teen. My mother was a seamstress and she made our clothes. Growing up, there were boats of fabric around the house, everything from cottons to satins to heavier wools and tweeds.”