2023 will go down as year of Usher. Or should I say the “Yeah!” of Usher? You know, like the song.
The R&B icon has had an unreasonably huge couple years, arguably unmatched since his aughts heyday, and 2023 represents a high point, though the Usher renaissance ain’t peaking til 2024 at least.
Usher is everywhere right now, quite literally in the case of Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2024, where Usher has ben an omnipresent front row figure.
The main event was Chanel’s Summer 2024 show, where Usher was decked-out in head-to-toe Chanel, including a tweed suit and plenty of pearls.
This is a real honor, y’know. Chanel doesn’t just invite any ol’ schmuck to its runway shows. Male celebs are particularly rare, and their appearance is a demarcation of good taste.
For reference, the sublimely stylish Kendrick Lamar was guest of honor at the last major Chanel shindig.
Usher’s so big right now that he was sat next to K-Pop superstar Jennie Kim of BLACKPINK fame, and it’s not actually clear who’s the more famous individual.
You can view Usher’s Chanel co-sign as a continuation of the hot streak that began in earnest earlier this summer, when Usher sat front and center for Pharrell’s Louis Vuitton runway debut.
Usher is practically an LV ambassador at this point, having flexed full Pharrell LV at a recent fashion week event, but he’s really wearing everything: Marni, Valentino, whatever.
Balenciaga facemask aside — hey, pobody’s nerfect — Usher’s pulling off all the luxury looks with aplomb. Dude’s a style chameleon, shifting gears as every fashion show calls for it.
Usher’s off-duty style has also leveled up in recent years; he’s remarkably capable of pulling off Rick Owens looks with gusto.
Remember that Usher graced the 2023 Met Gala’s red carpet, perhaps the first sign that the Usher renaissance was upon us.
Ursher, as Ludacris calls him, first stepped back into the spotlight in a major way with the Las Vegas residency that began in 2021. The first few years were sell-out…
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