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audio - Get Lucky, Daft Punk, Grammy Awards 2014, Malcom McLaren, music and fashion, Pharrell Williams, the 'Buffalo' hat, Vivienne Westwood, Vivienne Westwood - a/w 1982
Music creative all – rounder: singer, producer, writer, collaborator
Pharrell Williams
“Got Lucky” at the 2014 Grammy Awards
winning the award for Pop/Duo Group Performance with Daft Punk
for titled tune “Get Lucky”;
Pharrell was honoured with four gongs in all
including Producer of the Year.
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(image from eonline.com):
Pharrell Williams at the Grammy Awards 2014
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His talents extend beyond the recording room
as he is also regarded by some as a bit of a fashion statement maker –
gracing the covers/pages of magazines as testament.
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(image from burgundywhispers.com):
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Spotlighted at this year’s Grammy Awards event
for his music industry achievemnts
Pharrell’s chosen hat-wear was an equal attention grabber.
His much talked about ‘home on the range’ hat
generated a twitter buzz frenzy.
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(image from vanityfair.fr):
Award winners: Pharrell and the ‘Robots’ of Daft Punk at the Grammys 2014
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(image from popsugar.com):
Pharrell performing with Robin Thicke, Grammy 2014
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Although a unique style – setter in his own right,
the origins of Pharrell’s Grammy creative head-dress, can be traced to
the 1982 a/w Vivienne Westwood collection ‘Buffalo Girl’
(in collaboration with Macolm McLaren)
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(image from nancyfashionfancy.blogspot.co.uk):
Malcolm McLaren sits betwixt two models, all in ‘Buffalo’ hats (1982)
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(image from collections.vam.ac.uk)
iconic ‘Buffalo suiting’ – at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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This mass outpouring of commentaries on Pharrell’s Buffalo hat seems
cultural commentary on the bond between
the music and fashion industries: as dwelling reflection of one in the other.
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Over thirty years has passed since
the Buffalo hat was a fashion runway sensation –
and 2014 witness it centre stage at the music industry’s gala night.
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Ah … the ever cyclical quality of fashion:
what’s out, is really what’s in (again).
Pharrell, cheers for the reminder .
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Pharrell and Daft Punk
‘Get Lucky’