As shown on Kempt, here is Stipe wearing a handmade chalk-striped three-piece suit from Freemans Sporting Club, a checked shirt by Thom Browne, a plain black tie from Druthers Appointments, and a scholarly pair of specs.
Unfortunately, aside from the above, there aren't that many easy to find images to support my musings so I've had to take matters into my own hands and steal them from HE, I love the mix of colour and classic tailoring - something I will be trying very soon. Below he is wearing Jacket and Jeans by Junya Watanabe, V neck and shirt by Acne Considered Classics - Apologies for the blurry image....it is the best I could get.
I will leave you with a quote from Stipe where his honesty about clothes is refreshing. "For me dressing is all about confidence. I have body issues like everyone does. If something I wear makes me feel taller, stronger, more handsome, more confident, more able to complete my sentences when I walk out of the house in the morning, then it's done a great job for me that day." I think most of us would agree with that.
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The idea of style icon seemingly is something fed to us by popular culture and media but I seemingly find an affinity for those celebrities/individuals who really have a different take on things. But it is certainly not on the mainstream sense of the style icon issue.
When he modeled for ... what was it ... Marc Jacobs I can remember looking at the ads and thinking why of all people was he chosen to be an ad selling fashion.
I have never once thought of the REM frontman and thought, "fashion" in any sense of the word.
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