Given the speed with which Balmania has swept the fashion world, it was only a matter of time before we began to see exaggerated shoulder pads on the high street. And now we’ve received an exclusive tip that the self-proclaimed arbiter of male style, Kanye West, has jumped on the trend for his latest movie with a specially commissioned shoulder-pad-tastic jacket by womenswear designer and stylist Romero Bryan.
Bryan has already adopted the Balmain style shoulder in his own clothing, adapting t-shirts for nights out:
“Giving myself wider shoulders makes my waistline appear a lot smaller giving me the perfect V shape body,” says Bryan. “If I ruled the fashion world there would definitely be more shoulder pads!”
The truth is that menswear designers and tailors have a better understanding of the power of the shoulder pad than anyone.
Monday, May 11, 2009
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