Post by Motorcity on Aug 14, 2004 10:42:19 GMT -5
Outkast rapper 'best-dressed man'
Outkast rapper Andre 3000 has been voted the best-dressed man in the world by US magazine Esquire.
"He's a complete individual," Esquire's fashion director Nick Sullivan said. "But that's really the point."
The flamboyant rap frontman has worn items such as a lime green jacket at the 2004 Grammy Awards and red fur at a VH1 ceremony last year.
The rapper appears in a variety of costumes in a fashion spread in the magazine to celebrate the accolade.
"He's probably worn his most outrageous [outfits] when he's in a video or on stage," said Mr Sullivan. "What we photographed him in is very much what he wanted to wear."
Some of the clothes he wears in the photo-shoot include a suede trenchcoat, a cashmere sweater and corduroy trousers.
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He said his inspiration for the clothing had come from period films such as The Great Gatsby and Legends of the Fall, and also from old men in his neighbourhood.
Other figures who made the magazine's best-dressed shortlist included Afghani president Hamid Karzai and Prince Felipe of Spain.
The list was drawn up by a panel of fashion experts and Esquire editors.
Andre 3000, real name Andre Benjamin, formed Outkast with fellow rapper Antwan 'Big Boi' Patton in the early Nineties.
They achieved global success with their 2000 album Stankonia, but became a pop phenomenon last year with the double album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, which topped many end of the year critics' polls.
Andre 3000 said in June that he would launch his own clothing label, Designs by Benjamin Andre, in time for Spring 2005.
Outkast rapper Andre 3000 has been voted the best-dressed man in the world by US magazine Esquire.
"He's a complete individual," Esquire's fashion director Nick Sullivan said. "But that's really the point."
The flamboyant rap frontman has worn items such as a lime green jacket at the 2004 Grammy Awards and red fur at a VH1 ceremony last year.
The rapper appears in a variety of costumes in a fashion spread in the magazine to celebrate the accolade.
"He's probably worn his most outrageous [outfits] when he's in a video or on stage," said Mr Sullivan. "What we photographed him in is very much what he wanted to wear."
Some of the clothes he wears in the photo-shoot include a suede trenchcoat, a cashmere sweater and corduroy trousers.
Clothing label
He said his inspiration for the clothing had come from period films such as The Great Gatsby and Legends of the Fall, and also from old men in his neighbourhood.
Other figures who made the magazine's best-dressed shortlist included Afghani president Hamid Karzai and Prince Felipe of Spain.
The list was drawn up by a panel of fashion experts and Esquire editors.
Andre 3000, real name Andre Benjamin, formed Outkast with fellow rapper Antwan 'Big Boi' Patton in the early Nineties.
They achieved global success with their 2000 album Stankonia, but became a pop phenomenon last year with the double album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, which topped many end of the year critics' polls.
Andre 3000 said in June that he would launch his own clothing label, Designs by Benjamin Andre, in time for Spring 2005.
....but I think some of his outfits are just a bit tooo "flamboyant" for my taste LOL