DJ Khaled looked perfectly dapper in his suit for the Oscars last night. The manicured music mogul put it quite simply: “If you want me to be honest, [the suit] makes me see what everyone else sees: icon,” says Khaled. The ensemble was custom created by Dolce & Gabbana and Khaled’s longtime fashion creative director of 17 years, Terrell Jones. Of course, getting to icon status isn’t necessarily easy. Roughly seven Milanese tailors were there to make sure that the suit fit Khaled to perfection. “There is a lot of greatness you’re working with,” he said. “Even my belly had a little…they adjusted to my greatness!” Jones adds, “The creative process was amazing; it consisted of everything from fabric selections, custom design work, and master tailors flown all the way in from Italy to make sure the process was seamless and done to perfection.”
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Suit or otherwise, this wouldn’t be fully a classic Khaled look without something shiny. He wore a hulking, diamond-encrusted, $3 million dollar timepiece from the famed jeweler Jacob & Co and a dazzling pinky ring akin to a small planet. “Suit from Milan, chandelier on the wrist—focused,” says Khaled.
Photo: Courtesy of Ivan Berrios
Photo: Courtesy of Ivan Berrios
Khaled has been an ardent aficionado of fashion for a considerable period of time. However, he does not dress in a formal or ostentatious manner. Contrarily, Khaled derives enjoyment from his appearance and meticulously attends to the intricacies of his attire. (He demonstrates meticulous attention to detail even in his choice of decor: Prior to the Oscars, he luxuriated on cushions and throws designed by Dolce & Gabbana Casa.) In recent years, we have observed him wearing a variety of vibrant camp shirts with eye-catching patterns, robin’s egg blue Jordan trainers and a glossy leather top. He is the epitome of sartorial elegance that perfectly complements his flamboyant persona, and he wholeheartedly concurs. “The best style advice: always be you, be yourself not just in style but in life always be you,” says Khaled. “That is the key to everything because yourself is the greatest person.”
Photo: Courtesy of Ivan Berrios
Photo: Courtesy of Ivan Berrios
Photo: Courtesy of Ivan Berrios
Photo: Courtesy of Ivan Berrios