Lil Nas X was one of the guests of honour at Variety’s Music Hitmakers Brunch in LA (singers Olivia Rodrigo, Lana Del Rey, and Anitta were also in attendance). The Montero rapper picked up the 2021 Innovator of the Year award at the event – and he brought along a fittingly inventive red carpet look to go with it. In an ensemble from Balmain’s new spring/summer 2022 collection, styled by Hodo Musa, Lil Nas X reinvented the suit in a way that only he can.
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His satin-jacquard suit felt contemporary thanks to the long, split-hem pants, but the star of the show was his bandage-style, cut-out tank top. It instantly made the suit feel youthful and fun, and felt more in line with Lil Nas’s fearless approach to style. He also gets major bonus points for his shoes: Rick Owens’s mega platforms. All in all, the outfit makes us want to reconsider our own suiting wardrobe. Worn with a risqué top underneath, it can make for the perfect going-out look that you never thought about wearing. Happy hour, here we come!
