Music star and style icon are often synonymous as the strong personality of the artists is translated through looks that still inspire the greatest designers today. Sometimes in extravagance, other times in sobriety, musicians never cease to brilliantly express their universe. On the occasion of the Fête de la Musique, we offer you an overview of the artists who are as comfortable on stage as in their shirts!
David Bowie
With a look as unique as his style, David Bowie is an artist who will have marked his time. Although often represented in his craziest outfits, "Ziggy Stardust" has known, over the course of his evolution, how to wear outfits of great elegance with beautiful fabric . This superb navy double-breasted jacket over a striped shirt is evidence of this. The polka dot tie completes the ensemble for a look at the top of English class.
Prince
His Purple Majesty! The immense multi-instrumentalist legend that is Prince is also multi-style! If he knew how to play the guitar as well as the piano or the drums, The King of Funk also juggled between his very daring stage outfits and slightly more sober outfits like with this broken collar shirt that naturally pairs with a bow tie , the fantastic paradox of a rock star with the chic of a lyrical artist.
Pharrell Williams
Mister Williams is not only behind the success of Daft Punk's latest album, he is also a stylist regularly cited among the most stylish personalities in the world. The influence of American urban culture is clearly felt in his daily style but he does not deny himself the "vintage gentleman" outfits typical of the 50s with a panama, a formal shirt and a tie . (The small round clip adds a real personal touch that is pleasing).
Elvis Presley
Elvis is not only the short-sleeved Hawaiian shirt, he is also a few beautiful lessons in elegance. The main icon of rock'n'roll knew how to swap his elephant leg stage outfits for a timeless gray suit enhanced by a club collar shirt that smells of the 30s. (That's the shirt the young lady is looking at! Yes, yes, I assure you...)
Serge Gainsbourg
Poets maudits often have that inexplicable something that makes them successful. Take Serge Gainsbourg for example, a casual shirt tucked into formal trousers, open at the third button to reveal his key-shaped pendant, rolled-up sleeves, a watch and a cigarette: when nonchalance and elegance are in consonance.
Kanye West
Kanye West needs no introduction, he's enough of a talk-maker all by himself. However, the Hip-Hop prodigy is in the front row of most fashion shows and is behind the Adidas "Yeezy" collection that sells for a fortune on eBay. He has forged a truly distinctive style, drawing inspiration from American streetwear and workwear: he never goes out without his pair of Timberlands. Well, almost, since he also knows how to wear a white shirt with a French collar under a gray suit when he chooses to put away his gold chains, and it works!
Kurt Cobain
Under that beautiful blonde hair hides the legend of the band Nirvana. You can easily notice his influence on current trends (oversized tops and ripped jeans, that reminds you of some outfits in the streets of Paris, right?). His style is the perfect reflection of his personality, strong and tortured: a plaid shirt , loose and a little ripped, personalized with a pin, on a tour t-shirt. Badass.
(Bonus) Daft Punk
Are you fed up with all these conventions that force you to stay classic or follow trends? What you like is science fiction and to hell with the codes of modern masculine elegance since you are in the future! Well, do like Daft Punk! Get out your best suits, your best shirts and add the ultimate personal touch that will hit the mark: your son's Darth Vader helmet! You will have the respect of the whole world! (On condition of course that you win 7 Grammy Awards for your talent and stay on the right side of the force).