I once bought a black and white polka dot shirt after seeing Livesexy. And I think I grew my hair long because I liked the way his long hair looked. Have you ever been influenced or seen someone replicate his look, like walking down the street or something?

No. Closest I came was desperately wanting Mary Sharon's birthday dress - that shit was insane!

When I was younger I had my mum sew all that fringing stuff down the side of my trousers

And yes I too had the polka dot shirt that I loved so much

Much love Pochacco

Oh yeah, my mum got a jeweller to make up a solid silver symbol pendant which I wore on a chain around my neck. That was after the Nude Tour before he added the horn part to the symbol. I thought the way he meshed the male and female symbol was the coolest thing ever!

The fancy sleeves do, I have always admired clothing with flared sleeves.

Oh, the day I picked up my first pair of purple pumps...*sigh*...


Im kidding folks, honestly.

ooh yeah... i've been wearing the "kiss" video outfit for the last 15 years... it's getting a bit smelly... but who cares... it makes me feel SOOO sexy ..

CalhounSq said:

I had a replica made up of that very dress! I wore it 2 my prom & EVERY CHIC was jocking me! It had a slit going up the front of my leg...I it!! I also had an outfit made for me that was like the 1 Prince wore 2 her birthday party & those pants that he was wearing at the time with the slanted buttons on them? (Parade...LoveSexy, etc.) Hmmm Mmmm...I got 'em! I got about 5 pairs made for me in lace, plain, and satin! With the friggin buttons!!! Prince would definetly flash back looking at my closet & B like "Daaayum, girl! It's really serious!"

NOOO!

CherrieMoonKisses, I bet you were something! Got any pictures?

MrBliss said:

Schmuck!

i was prince for halloween two years in a row now

I went to a dance in junior high with the get off dish towel look, curled me hair and all. lord...

ConsciousContact said:

Polka dot shirts were fashionable in the UK back in '88.I bought a couple at 'Top Man'.I'd like to think it was down to Prince that designers started stocking them.

I seem to remember owning a lot of paisley shirts too.

Merry Go Round and Chess King used to have those short double breasted suits ala Purple Rain

this one chap had a bad ass purple paisley Prince style suit jacket coat at ONA show in L.A. with big cuffs and all. Looked like Lestat.

Some boots I wore in the eighties were semi-inspired by him
He did bring recognition to trenchcoats as more fashion than neccessity

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[This message was edited Sat Feb 22 12:37:14 PST 2003 by rdhull]

Marrk said:

Kwame'

No.

Ripopgodasandwich said:

I dressed up as Prince circa Purple Rain at a Kibbutz fancy dress competition 5 years ago. And won!

Marrk said:

I could never find any white shirts with black polkas though. It was always black with white polkas.

mistermcgee said:

just your screen names

CherrieMoonKisses said:

Ooo you must have looked incredible! I looove that dress!

Yeah I'll admit it...

During my younger years I had some Prince inspired clothing. Mostly PR type stuff like shirts with ruffly cuffs, or lace gloves, etc.

I didn't ever wear a complete replica of any specific Prince outfit though.

What I mostly wanted to copy was:
Prince's eye makeup!! Man, those eyes...I just wanted sexy, beautiful eyes like that!
also:
Sheila E.'s various hairdos (mostly the shorter do like she had for Romance 1600)
Appolonia's hair in Purple Rain

rdhull said:

Hehehehe...yeah...but not in dress or looks. LOL

yes, during the "purple rain" period/era:

I tried to get my eyes to look like Prince's (after failing to do this I just started putting on purple eyeshadow)

I tried to get my hair to look exactly like Wendy's (I succeded)

I wore the lace gloves, ruffly shirts, I even had my very own trenchcoat (except it was pink and i wore it like once)

And I also had these shoes that were similar to Prince (they were black, so i wore them wih everything)

...and then after I did all that stuff I moved into my "madonna-wannnabe" mode, :LOL:

No, I haven't. I have wanted a pair of trousers with the hips cut out for years though...

SensualMelody said:

Got pictures but my mother guards them like I dunno what!! I will try 2 put them on here!

I took a liking to paisley designs but conservatively expressed in neckties or even a button down casual shirt.

Partially cuz I've never worked in corporate America and mostly in the arts, I have a little bit more flexibility and have taken advantage of it.

But even with that, I am pretty ambivalent towards the hip hop aesthetic pervading much casual fashion these days. And I think listening to Prince all these years has made me much more adventurous than my peers.

I wouldn't go out and get anything as show stopping as some of his gear, but more subtle influences--colors, patterns, etc.

When I was a youngin' back in the 80's I had the vibe and look going of a compilation of Prince,Wendy and Morris Day. I'd hit the dancefloor about 3x a week and I always had some moves to match my attire. I scouted vintage and thrift stores for men's blazers that resembled a Morris look. I had the replica Purple Rain motorcycle jacket and the Purplewear ruffled shirts in 4 different colors. My hair was a mix of Prince and Wendy. I did the Prince impersonation for fun on Halloween two different years,and won a contest the the first year. At first I was a bit shy and embarrassed when I put on the clothes and did the makeup like Prince for Halloween and then I thought it looks damn good. lol The test came when I walked into the local shopping mall dressed as Prince on Halloween for my job. Heads turned,and jaws dropped and I just had to laugh at it all. One woman was talking on the telephone as I walked by and she looked at me and dropped the phone. It was a bit strange when I tried out for a tv show for impersonators back in the 80's and girls in the mall would walk up and ask for my autograph. I just smiled and kept on walking because that was embarrasing and silly.

Now, I'm just plain ole me.

yeah, a lot!
i think he has a beautiful sensual style and very feminin sometimes...

i have just got a hairdo like his in graffiti bridge... the only thing dat doesn't fit is my dyed hair.

but i pissed off dat i can't find a Prince inspired clothing these days...!!! i gues dat look is just not popular anymore
cause dat's shame, i like silk and his classical suit look wit all the funky jackets!

ConsciousContact said:

God help me, no!!!

No, I just like him for his music, the only cool look he ever had was the PR period (and then just only SOME of the outfits)...

What is so cool is that 80's gear is slowly coming back...peep out the designs...Paisley and lace are making a huge comeback...

Thanks to P...since I'm a short gal...(5'2) I have high heel shoes and boots in every color...I even have snake skin purple boots...and YES I do rock them...