Prince Broke All The Rules Of Fashion, And Damn Did He Look Good

Was there ever a male performer more enamored with ruffles — or lace or velvet — than Prince? He wore it all beautifully, seductively and powerfully. With his frilly shirts and velvet suits, his brocades and silks, Prince played with gender stereotypes and moved us to to reconsider our relationship to our own sexuality. He used fashion as an aphrodisiac. It was foreplay and after glow — and the divinely sweaty middle. Prince took a single royal hue and made it his own. He slipped on purple and never took it off. When he wore the the color, it became complicated, sexy and mysterious. It was just a color, sure, but he pumped it full of emotional content. His emotions. See more at The Washington Post.