Shawn Mendes got here up on Vine (R.I.P.), and now he’s advanced right into a prince of pop music. And if you’re one of the crucial in-demand musicians round, purple carpets turn into a bit of prime attention-grabbing actual property. Like at Sunday night time’s MTV Europe Music Awards in Manchester, England, the place the Canadian singer confirmed off one other mega-chill go well with.
Up high, Mendes threw on a double-breasted jacket cropped just under his waist, holding the silhouette symmetrical all through. It was boxy, louche, and the lapels nodded to the Wall Avenue chaos of the Nineteen Eighties in the easiest method. Beneath, he subbed out the tie for a white wide-collared Western shirt, accented with gold cowboy-style collar suggestions.
The fantastic thing about this go well with is that by subtly altering the size of the jacket, you keep away from issues changing into too top-heavy. Positive, a straight pant would have seemed fairly sick, however as an alternative the singer wore loose-fitting trousers, which broke over polished leather-based tassel loafers to double-down on the coolness vibes into the underside half of the match and hold issues in proportion.
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Mendes’s look was full of menswear workhorses together with a strong pair of loafers that look good with absolutely anything (together with dishevelled go well with pants); an open-collar shirt that slaps simply as onerous with denims as a go well with jacket; and a timeless double-breasted jacket. The look performed with custom in a refined but impactful method. And by rocking an open collar, he’s following the numerous Hollywood guys who’re ditching the ties.
Mendes has worn this sort of ensemble only a couple months in the past when, within the thick of September’s VMAs insanity and confronted with the choice of dressing like a Dorito or a menswear king, he selected the latter. Once more, the jacket was cropped, and the pants free. Principally, the MTV EMAs was simply one other day within the workplace.
If we are able to be taught something from Shawn Mendes’s purple carpet suits, it’s to concentrate to chop and silhouette, and discover your uniform. As soon as you’ve got bought it, lean into it (and let the compliments roll in).
This story initially appeared on British GQ.
