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February 06, 2004

But what they gonna do about that diamond in they toofs?

In a Suit, Hip-Hop Grows Up and Buttons Down
By GUY TREBAY

Hip-hop has long been synonymous with jeans big enough to upholster a sofa, with throwback sports jerseys draped to the knees, with outrageously priced, limited-edition sneakers and with the diamond-barnacled hardware that has entered the vernacular as bling-bling.

But now the generation that made these trappings a perennially adolescent uniform is pushing 35. As fans mature and ascend the ranks in the work force, they find themselves looking for a new sartorial statement. Following the trends set by musical stars like Jay-Z, major hip-hop brands like Ecko and Sean John are ready with a simple proposition: the time has come for them to put on a suit.

During New York's Fashion Week, which begins today, Ecko will present a fall 2004 collection that largely dispenses with its trademark track suits and sneakers, and arranges its new image around that staple of Everyman's wardrobe, the blazer. On Sunday night at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, few fans of Pharrell Williams, who has been nominated for six awards, are likely to be shocked if he appears in one of the Perry Como-style sports jackets he wears so rakishly.

"This generation is getting older," said Wyclef Jean, 34, the founder of the Fugees. "When you mature, you realize that it's fine to wear your comfortable throwback jersey in the studio, but when you go out with your girl in a restaurant, you want to look clean-cut and mature."

Posted by P6 at February 6, 2004 09:18 PM
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I'm always amused to look at pictures of the Beatles and other rock stars from the early sixties, dressed in suits.

Posted by Al-Muhajabah at February 6, 2004 11:58 PM

I like the costumes from the 70s myself. George Clinton in a turban, Bernie Worrell in a diaper, Earth Wind and Fire in sequined capes.

I'd looooove to see fiddy cent in some of the Isley Brothers' gear, Eminem tricked out like Van Halen…

Posted by P6 at February 7, 2004 07:56 AM