A celebration of Charlie Watts' impeccable fashion
Once you consider the Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards most likely spring to thoughts. And although they had been and stay the group’s peacocking frontmen, it was actually Charlie Watts, the band’s drummer who died yesterday, who quietly stole the stage style-wise.
Certainly, the late Watts was not your stereotypical rock star. Along with simply being essentially the most well-behaved member of the band, the British musician eschewed the in-your-face crystal-embellished jackets, shit-kicking boots and crushed velvet flares of his contemporaries, favouring as a substitute sharply lower Savile Row tailoring for his moments each behind the drums and people off stage.
Watts' early profession was deep-rooted in London’s jazz and blues scene and previous to becoming a member of the Stones he was a member of Sixties R&B band Blues Included, which knowledgeable his rakish fashion. A superbly lower, three-piece go well with was his uniform each on and off stage and all through the Sixties he was seen in double-breasted Tommy Nutter fits, whereas extra lately he favoured tailoring from Savile Row outposts Huntsman and Chittleborough & Morgan.
Chatting with GQ in 2012, Watts defined: “I’ve a really old style and conventional mode of costume. I get embarrassed. I all the time felt completely misplaced with the Rolling Stones. I simply imply the way in which I seemed. Images of the band would come again, I'll have a pair of sneakers on they usually've obtained trainers. I hate trainers, even when they're modern.”
Under are among the gentleman rockstar’s best seems.
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Mirrorpix1/8 The ABC Theatre, Belfast, 1965
Positive, Mick Jagger might need had the extra well-known assortment of rollneck knits, however Watts' low-key take shone via.
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Night Standard2/8 Heathrow Airport, 1969
Whereas your in-flight uniform may resemble an ultra-soft tracksuit, Charlie Watts tended to stay to his signature three-piece go well with.
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J. Wilds3/8 London Airport, 1969
Monkstrap sneakers and a flared two-piece go well with may not scream airport apparel, however you possibly can guess your backside Rolling Stone that Watts was the best-dressed man at London Airport on 17 October 1969.
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Richard E. Aaron4/8 US, 1975
Pictured at a press convention with the Stones in 1975, Watts slipped into his signature three-piece uniform and stood in stark distinction to (and outdid) his casually dressed bandmates.
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Mark and Colleen Hayward5/8 London, 1975
One other instance of Watts' mile-high sartorial prowess. Simply take a look at these jazzy, two-tone brogues.
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Dave Hogan6/8 London, 1983
Take into account Watts the blueprint for going outsized along with your outerwear.
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Dave Hogan7/8 Saint Andrew's church, Richmond, 1992
When he attended Georgia Could Jagger's christening in 1992, Watts made the case for the dickie bow tie. We don't reckon anybody has worn one as nicely since.
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Ron Galella, Ltd.8/8 On tour, 1997
Ever the sartorial black sheep amongst his contemporaries, Watts stole the present in a dusty blue wraparound double-breasted go well with in 1997.
