It’s Bieber’s World And We’re Just
Living In It
Could prince of pop, Justin
Bieber be our generation’s fashion icon?
The evolution of his personal style has been an absolute trip but hey, the greats have got to start somewhere—remember when Lady Gaga experimented with a dress made of meat, nobodies perfect. From his introduction into fame via a baby face, shaggy locks and one memorable purple American Apparel zip up hoodie, to the worlds saggy-est pant party, to his resident bad boy/ sk8er boy stage, chains included— which featured the mug shot of a supermodel (fellow Canadian Linda Evangelista would be so proud).
Fast-forward to present day, re branded Bieber and
you’ll witness his admiration for major fashion labels like Gucci, Fear of God,
Hood By Air and Off-White. His personal style staples include but are not
limited to a pair of distressed denim, vintage band tee, signature cap and the
swag of a superstar. In an interview with Bieber i-D described his look, as “He has that skilfully young
styling disposition that can turn wearing a charcoal hoodie, denims and hi-tops
into looking like he's adorned in multiple separate Rick Owens pieces. Where
one ends and another begins, who knows?”
In true fashion icon form he doesn’t shy away from a style
moment, experimenting with oversized fur jackets, monochromatic looks and the
occasional Dov Charney creeper glasses. When it comes to fashion he keeps it
playful, takes risks and gains those Bieliebers left, right and center. Have
y’all seen the wardrobe he’s been rockin on his Purpose tour?! Insert swoons
here.
Making his Cinderella debut at the ball of all balls, Bieber attended the coveted 2015 MET Gala hosted by Vogue magazine editor-in-chief Anna Wintour alongside designer Oliver Rousteing of Balmain. Dressed in an extra chic, sleek, black Balmain suit, embroidered with gold dragons, Bieber fit the theme of the night, China: Through The Looking Glass, perfectly. It should be noted that scoring a ticket to this event, let alone being escorted by a high fashion designer is no joke and officially put Bieber in fashion icon ranks.
As vogue.com reports, “Bieber’s status as a fashion influencer has seen him do everything from star in Calvin Klein ads to inspire a sold out Vetements hoodie, and he continues to make headlines for his style.” Indicating further development into the fashion all-star ranks, Biebs has gone on to gain the attention of Vetements designer Demna Gvasalia, when he included a “justin4ever” garment (for a totally normal price of $1695 a pop) to his spring summer 17 collection.
A collection Bieber would go on to lend
inspiration from in terms of his Purpose world tour merchandise. Merch. that would
later gain so much public popularity as to find itself as a store pop up in
Toronto’s boutique NOMAD, further carried by Barneys and finally the Bieber
fever made its way to retailers such as Pacsun, Forever 21, Urban Outfitters
and H&M.
More recently, Bieber’s fine face was seen screen-printed
on Dolce and Gabbana’s fall winter 2017 runway tees—cue Andy Sachs from The Devil Wears Prada “can you spell Ga-bba-na”.
The brand has used fashion icons of yesteryear in similar regards including
Madonna and David Bowie, so we’re thinking this cool shout out is indicative of
Bieber’s style status, all things considered.
The longevity of this particular Canadian pop star is
real. He’s got style, he’s got grace, and he’s got a very cute face. At the
mere age of 23 Bieber has surpassed his average celebrity counterparts and
influenced a generation. Hate his antics, don’t care for his shining
personality, still pissed he did Selena dirty? Fair, but we’ve got to hand it
to him, Bieber gets fashion tenfold and when all is said it done, he does it
and does so with purpose.
Incase anyone cares, you can catch Bieber in concert September 5th in Toronto at the Rogers
Centre, aka SEE Y’ALL THERE!
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