When it comes to music it’s all about creativity and originality. Those same principles when applied to clothing can lead to some dubious results.
On stage Coldplay jokingly apologized to Paul McCartney for stealing the Beatles’ Sgt Pepper uniforms. Unfortunately, the apology was equally applicable to Hasbro’s© lot of My Little Ponies and the rest of their magical cartoon friends.
What killed Coldplay’s Care BearTM paramilitary ensemble was not just the whimsical color scheme, but the sloppy jacket design. Too many standout elements in an outfit will fight for attention and inadvertently create a McFlurry® of fashion faux pas. In contrast, Raheem DeVaughn rocked sporting his untraditional color jacket because the fit was flawless, allowing your eye to focus a singular dominant aspect, the rich color.
Moving on, what do you get when you combine a pirate, a poet, the Highlander, the artist formerly known as and now again currently know as Prince, and a waiter from a Chinese noodle house? Apparently Future Man at the Grammys. Yes, here Future Man warns us of a future where the Terminator isn’t the only threat, a future where society will be in such disarray the good citizens of our nation will lose the ability to pull together a single outfit leaving them to fend for themselves and use whatever scraps available. Something akin to dressing in the dark in a combined Salvation Army/costume remanent store. The future’s so scary I gotta wear shades.
Lastly, have you ever wondered what it would be like if Arby’sTM staff wore suit jackets in lieu of T-shirts? Chris Brown, who as fate would have it may find himself singing “would you like fries with that?” for employment was kind enough to answer that burning question. He apparently designed this ’minimum wage meets award ceremony stage’ look himself. Kudos Chris, you are clearly asserting yourself as a young man who makes smart choices when the pressure is on.
