American rapper Lil Nas X wore a couture fuchsia Versace suit with a pink harness to the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards on January 26, 2020,[1] during which he accepted his awards for Best Music Video and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Old Town Road (Remix)."[2] In 2022, Billboard suggested that Lil Nas X was one of the earliest celebrity adopters of the monochromatic pink Barbiecore trend.[3] Some critics have suggested that this outfit was the beginning of Lil Nas X's style pivot to an embrace of queer fashion.[4]
Background and design
editThroughout 2019 and early 2020, Lil Nas X embraced a country-western aesthetic for his red carpet appearances and live shows.[1][5] Prior to the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, Lil Nas X's stylist, Hodo Musa, told the Los Angeles Times that this would be his final outfit that would reference this aesthetic.[6] She selected Versace because she found their work with hip-hop artists in the 1990s to be inspiring.[5] Lil Nas X told CR Men that the outfit was "trying to deviate from the norm that most guys wear—suit, tie."[7] He liked that the outfit could be "a talking point" and saw it as an opportunity to "get more in tune with [his] flamboyant side."[7]
The outfit consisted of a matching bright pink and gold-studded cropped leather jacket and high-waisted trousers.[1] The top underneath his jacket was black mesh[8] and he also wore a bondage harness[1] which stylist Shannon Stokes noted was likely an allusion to the 1992 Versace dominatrix collection[9] and which GQ compared to Donatella Versace's bondage dress.[10] He also wore a pink studded cowboy hat and boots, as well as silk scarves on his wrists.[1] His clothes were patterned with the Versace Medusa icon, and his jewelry was a mixture of Versace and John Hardy.[5] Overall, the outfit took over 700 hours to complete.[11]
Reception
editThe outfit was generally well received by critics. The Los Angeles Times said that Lil Nas X "electrified the celebrity walk."[5] Paper Magazine called the look "undeniably fresh, totally him, and the kind of garment [they] want to stay talking about." Reception from outside the critical community also trended positive,[12] with detractors primarily expressing homophobic sentiments as the reason they disliked the outfit.[13] Bondage gear would become a menswear trend in high fashion in Autumn/Winter 2020.[14]
Lil Nas X's pink Versace suit has been ranked among his best outfits by numerous publications.[4][15][16][17]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c d e Allaire, Christian (January 27, 2020). "Lil Nas X Brings Bright Pink Bondage to the Grammys Red Carpet". Vogue. Archived from the original on March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ McIntyre, Hugh. "Grammys 2022: Lil Nas X Might Tie Michael Jackson And Kendrick Lamar With Another Win". Forbes. Archived from the original on March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ Muhammad, Latifah (October 4, 2022). "Lil Nas X Breaks Barriers in Coach's 'Courage to Be Real' Campaign: Watch". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ a b "Lil Nas X's Style Evolution Is Full Of Personal Growth & Also Sequins". Elite Daily. Archived from the original on March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Tran, Khanh T. L. (January 27, 2020). "2020 Grammys: Lil Nas X turns heads in a hot-pink Versace outfit on the red carpet". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ Tran, Khanh T. L. (January 23, 2020). "The Grammys may be our last time to see Lil Nas X in full cowboy gear: His stylist clues us in". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ a b Flanagan, Hanna (October 1, 2020). "Lil Nas X Gives an Update on His Dating Life: 'I'm Going to Try to Go Steady'". People. Archived from the original on March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ Gracie, Bianca (January 27, 2020). "Lil Nas X Is an Edgy Cowboy in Studded Hot Pink Outfit at 2020 Grammys: See Pic". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ Katz, Evan Ross (January 27, 2020). "Here's Who Didn't Bore Us on the Grammys Red Carpet". Paper Magazine. Archived from the original on March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ Maoui, Zak (January 27, 2020). "Lil Nas X, Diplo and Orville Peck channelled the best trend at the Grammys 2020". British GQ. Archived from the original on March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ Tracer, Dan (28 January 2020). "WATCH: Lil Nas X's pink leather harness look took 700 hours to make". Queerty. Archived from the original on March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ Parsons, Vic (January 27, 2020). "Lil Nas X wins big at the Grammys in all-pink Versace 'cowboy dominatrix' outfit". PinkNews. Archived from the original on March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ Sarkisian, Jacob. "Lil Nas X had the best response to a homophobic rant from rapper Pastor Troy". Insider. Archived from the original on April 24, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ Elan, Priya (January 27, 2020). "Back in the saddle: what the harness on the red carpet means". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ "Lil Nas X's Style Evolution Is a Masterclass in Bright and Bold Fashion". E! Online. 2022-08-26. Archived from the original on 2023-03-29. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
- ^ "Relive the Best Lil Nas X Looks, Including All of the Embellished Western Wear You Can Handle". ELLE. 2022-08-28. Archived from the original on 2023-03-29. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
- ^ "BET Awards 2021: Lil Nas X's Best Style Moments". BET. Archived from the original on 2023-03-29. Retrieved 2023-03-29.