20 Iconic Celebrities Who Ripped Up The ‘Rule Book’ By Wearing Whatever They Wanted
So many celebrities grab the latest fashion trend straight from the runway and wear it on the red carpet. But these stars aren’t really bending style rules – they’re conforming to them. Yet there are some A-listers – including these 20 – who aren’t afraid to go off the beaten path, stylistically speaking. And we love them for being themselves, no matter what. So get ready for man-skirts, harlequin jump-suits, rain jacket dresses and super inflatable puffers!
Jaden Smith’s decision to wear skirts on the red carpet was not meant to draw attention to himself – apparently. No, he wanted to take the heat off of kids who chose to do the same. He explained to Nylon in 2016, “I’m going to take most of the blows… in five years when a kid goes to school wearing a skirt, he won’t get beat up and kids won’t get mad at him. It just doesn’t matter.”
Smith’s forays into fashion trend-setting haven’t started and ended with skirts, though. The actor-musician has no fear when it comes to color, either. Check out this look if you need proof: he has matched his candy pink hair to the chain around his neck and the grill in his mouth.
Freddie Mercury wrote some of the best-ever progressive rock songs – “Bohemian Rhapsody,” anyone? But the trailblazing musician didn’t just break the mold for what producers thought was required of a hit song. He also stepped out in some of the best clothes of his time, including this oversized rainbow-colored coat, which he wore with white pants and no shirt underneath.
Yes, Mercury needed wild outfits that complimented his larger-than-life on-stage persona. And he was doing this before the 1980s, too. In 1975 he slipped into this number, a checkered, long-sleeved jumpsuit with a very deep U-neck that hugged his lanky frame.
