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Vogue Singapore
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Vogue Singapore
How to cop the looks from Babymonster's 'Hot Sauce' music video
Few beats in and I'm already whisked away to a nostalgic time where candy-coated hip-hop was wrapped in loud jerseys and colourful baggy shorts. You know the era—where energy was everything and nobody was scared of a primary colour. The last time I remember being treated to such a visual feast— and a sound that bounced with the same kind of sugar rush (literally) was when I first watched H.O.T perform Candy—that delightfully chaotic mix of colourful hoodies, jerseys, and too many accessories (yet somehow never enough). There's something so comforting about that era of K-pop, like it never took itself too seriously, but still delivered cultural impact in spades. And now, Babymonster's 'Hot Sauce' music video brings it all right back. H.O.T's 'Candy' music video featured bright, mismatched pieces reminiscent of the retro hip-hop style that was popular back then Courtesy of SM Entertainment The girls burst onto the screen like a living moodboard. Fun, vibrant pieces, accessories of all kinds, chunky sneakers—it's all here. There's a real commitment to the mismatched primary colours too: cherry reds clashing with bright yellows and greens, all complemented by blacks and whites for that pop-art contrast. It's messy in a fun way, just like someone raided the kids' crayon box and turned it into a old-school streetwear lineup. Accessories like bandana headscarves and chunky scrunchies added a fun touch to the looks. Courtesy of YG Entertainment Mismatched jerseys layered over t-shirts, and contrasting combos tie-in to the sports-inspired ensembles. Courtesy of YG Entertainment Bandana headscarves, matching jerseys layered over t-shirts, and contrasting combos tie-in to the sports-inspired looks. And one of the best parts about the fashion world is that every now and then, we do revisit the past—remixing the same core elements in newer, shineier packaging, but still bursting with that same nostalgic spirit. Below, shop Vogue 's curated selection on how to cop the old-school hip-hop style from the cheeky music video. Courtesy of Luisaviaroma 1 / 9 Charles Jeffrey Loverboy hat, $250 Available at Luisaviaroma. Courtesy of Farfetch 2 / 9 Balenciaga hoodie, $1,978 Available at Farfetch. Courtesy of Miu Miu 3 / 9 Miu Miu headband scarf, $420 Available at Miu Miu. Courtesy of Farfetch 4 / 9 Off-White minidress Available at Farfetch. Courtesy of Mytheresa 5 / 9 Prada wide-leg jeans, $2,550 Available at Mytheresa. Courtesy of Ssense 6 / 9 Puma sneakers, $127 Available at Ssense. Courtesy of Fwrd 7 / 9 Adidas shorts, $252 Available at Fwrd. Courtesy of Versace 8 / 9 Versace scrunchie, $180 Available at Versace. Courtesy of Timberland 9 / 9 Timberland boots, $279 Available at Timberland.
Vogue
15-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Vogue
Charles Jeffrey Loverboy Spring 2026 Menswear Collection
Studio One at Abbey Road Studios has undoubtedly seen a lot of diva rockstar behavior in its storied history, but perhaps nothing quite the likes of what Charles Jeffrey had going on there yesterday afternoon. There was Francesco Risso dancing around with his head painted gold, someone wielding a soft trumpet made of glitter, and band members playing a set in Charles Jeffrey Loverboy tartan suits, plus Genesis Webb, Lyas, and various models coming and going across the set, all while the designer himself directed proceedings dressed in a white coat and Horrors wig. This was not a fashion show, but a happening with friends of the house—like Marni's Risso, who Jeffrey calls 'a mentor of mine'—although there was an actual sound recording going on as well. 'We're reiterating to the world around us that Loverboy is more than just clothes,' said the eternally shape-shifting Jeffrey, who was last seen as an almost Weimar Republic ringmaster of a queer wrestling match at Dover Street Market in January, and is now manifesting as an early Noughties skinny-jeaned, pointy-shoed indie rocker. In fact, though, the designer's been dabbling in music since fall 2022, when he cut a souvenir vinyl record with his friend Tom Furse of the Horrors. So in a way, yesterday's fashion and music session was a kind of reunion (Furse brought the muses together), or to put it another way, an amplification of the brand's roots in putting on a performance and making a lot of noise about it. The collaboration with Abbey Road Studios, Jeffrey said, took the form of sifting through the extraordinary archives with his team, looking at photos of artists and musicians who made legendary albums and movie soundtracks, beginning in the 1930s and famously taking in the Beatles in the '60s, to the present. Stuff has changed for this major cultural institution, though, what with digital technology meaning kids can create and record music on their laptops. So now, it seems, collaborative links are being forged with new-generation thought-leaders like Jeffrey. He was talking this over 'backstage,' in front of a giant mixing desk. 'Kate Bush mixed her album in here! And the Beatles recorded exactly where we are in Studio One today.' Positioning his brand as music-adjacent is just a commercially useful extension to reach further into the international markets that he's been growing organically, he said, as he ticked off K-Pop fans, rappers in North America, and Japanese 'Anglomania' customers on his fingers. 'I have to expand and put my roots in places that feel authentic. Fashion is an art form that people can create from any inspiration, but it can also indulge in expressing itself in other spaces as well.' But anyway, how did all of that influence this season's looks? 'I was listening to some of the tracks recorded at Abbey Road. I always listen to music when I'm designing,' Jeffrey said. He described it as a form of synesthesia , the condition where sound can be visualized as shapes or colors. Perhaps there was something sound-wavy going on on the giant cable knit mini-dresses, the flared trumpet-y trousers, or the flipped-out curled hem of a gold glitter dress which was perhaps a meeting of a '50s crooner's cocktail dress and a banana? The banana became a CJL emblem and in-joke when he put a pair of banana boots—a tribute to the Scottish comedian Billy Connolly—into his fall 2024 collection. It's been the same with the business in cute animal character beanies, woolly crowns, and sailor caps which Jeffrey started to play with just for fun around 2022. That's now a major category for his brand today, plus the knitwear, which this season includes a souvenir sweater with a big violin on its front. After over 10 years on the scene, these are the riffs that Jeffrey happily keeps playing.
