I know that Prince's clothing were made specifically for him, often something he dreamed up on his own and had someone else create. I'm so enchanted by the fabrics that the clothes were made from, particularly some of his recent prints. As a seamstress and creator of clothing (alas, I also have a "day job" at this point), I would love to work with those type of items. Any ideas where to obtain such fabrics? I'm not terribly concerned I get the exact same prints, but outside spoonflower, I haven't seen much like them. Could he have had them made just for him?

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I think a lot of the fabrics themselves were pretty ordinary. I mean - he wore a lot of pants that appeared to be made out of plain old stretch jersey. The stuff that was unusual and custom (as you note) was the printed fabrics - especially the long turtleneck tunics with the 20TEN imagery. I'm sure these were printed specifically for him.

As digital printing has taken off, I think there are more and more places where you can get fabrics custom printed. But you have to be able to create a design that will translate to fabric - that's the hard part.

One thing that brings me comfort is that, in heaven, Prince's blacks will finally match.

Are there interviews of his clothes designers? I don't ever remember seeing one.

http://www.billboard.com/...-interview

Prince's looks were best in the 80s, from both a design and quality standpoint. More recently, I thought his 3rdeyegirl looks (from the tour) were well done.

Genesia said:

My fav is the outfits they wore in the video when doves cry. Move over prince im looking at mr browns booty

NinaB said:

Genesia said:

One thing that brings me comfort is that, in heaven, Prince's blacks will finally match.

U & the matching blacks! U even had me noticing it.

It bugged me! All that money - and his blacks were always off. I mean...didn't they have a light box at Paisley Park?

http://prince.org/msg/7/401759 Here are the outfits for when doves cry.

Genesia said:

destinyc1 said:

http://www.billboard.com/...-interview

"He loved his butt"

laytonian said:

destinyc1 said:

http://www.billboard.com/...-interview

"He loved his butt"

I know :lol:that gave me a good laugh.

As far as the recent shirts, etc. I'm quite sure he had a sublimation machine/printer.

He or someone is his camp makes a design and enters it into the computer program and it will print on the fabric.

Genesia said:

NinaB said:

Genesia said: U & the matching blacks! U even had me noticing it.

It bugged me! All that money - and his blacks were always off. I mean...didn't they have a light box at Paisley Park?

U had me noticing the blacks too. TY for the

I believe it has been reported that he bought all of his clothes at Nordstrom.

Genesia said:

NinaB said:

Genesia said: U & the matching blacks! U even had me noticing it.

It bugged me! All that money - and his blacks were always off. I mean...didn't they have a light box at Paisley Park?

In keeping with the theme of not matching blacks, last time I saw Prince in person, he was wearing non-matching blacks!

kewlschool said:

I loved his butt too

laytonian said:

destinyc1 said:

http://www.billboard.com/...-interview

"He loved his butt"

Well... it was wonderful

destinyc1 said:

My fav is the outfits they wore in the video when doves cry. Move over prince im looking at mr browns booty

with the purple suede boots

Close up:

Silverball said:

Prince's looks were best in the 80s, from both a design and quality standpoint. More recently, I thought his 3rdeyegirl looks (from the tour) were well done.

I like the textures and colors in these outfits

Genesia said:

I think a lot of the fabrics themselves were pretty ordinary. I mean - he wore a lot of pants that appeared to be made out of plain old stretch jersey. The stuff that was unusual and custom (as you note) was the printed fabrics - especially the long turtleneck tunics with the 20TEN imagery. I'm sure these were printed specifically for him.

As digital printing has taken off, I think there are more and more places where you can get fabrics custom printed. But you have to be able to create a design that will translate to fabric - that's the hard part.

One thing that brings me comfort is that, in heaven, Prince's blacks will finally match.

the quote of the month

Will The Little Girls Understand?

With his taste for outlandish clothes and his "lunatic" friends, Prince says he "took a lot of heat all the time. People would say something about our clothes or the way we looked or who we were with, and we'd end up fighting. I was a very good fighter," he says with a soft, shy laugh. "I never lost. I don't know if I fight fair, but I go for it. That's what 'Uptown' is about -- we do whatever we want, and those who cannot deal with it have a problem within themselves."

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CalhounSq said:

Stacia Lang was Prince's costume designer, on 25 April this year, she wrote on her Facebook page, about a memorable episode in her career:

"Prince's secretary came to me shortly before the MTV Music Awards and said something to the effect of, "You're not going to believe this.... You'd better sit down. " And she proceeded to tell me that Prince wanted a costume with the BUTT OUT. Ummmmm, OKayyyyy. What? How on earth would we do this? What fabric? How much "exposure"? Would his butt skin really be bare? Does he have a hairy butt? Or WHAT? Since there was no time to waste, he had said that he wanted to see sketches ASAP in his office. I set in to sketch. I finished within a couple of hours. I headed to his office, white knuckling it down the hall. It was just him and me.... Looking at the sketch... So quietly....I cleared my throat and said, "Prince, I've done two versions for you, one with more exposure, and one with less." The surreality of that moment cannot be over-stated here. Without a word, he took a pencil and put an X thru the version with "more exposure". After all, a man must have some semblance of modesty, right?"

https://www.facebook.com/...fref=photo

http://hue.fitnyc.edu/prince/

CherryMoon57 said:

Prince: Well, I used to wear leotards and Danskins and stuff, because our stage show is really athletic and I wanted something comfortable. And my management said, "You have to at least start wearing underwear, because...." Musician: You weren't wearing any underwear? Prince: No. Kind of gross. So I said, okay and started wearing underwear.

Musician mag (Barbara Graustark) #59 Sept. 1983