Check out T.I.’s fashion spread in Complex Magazine’s Aug.-Sept. issue. He was interviewed by Complex’s resident fashion guru, Kanye West. I typed up some of the interview below.
Kanye West: I wanted to come and interview you on some fashion shit because you got the crown, you killin’ shit. What do you think of the whole all-over-print hoodie craze?
T.I.: I think when properly applied, it’s effective, but you got to do it in moderation. Anything where there’s too much logo and too much of a pattern, too overly done, it can be over saturated. If you do one, it better be the best one out.Kanye West: What designers do you fuck with?
T.I.: I’m classic American – Purple Label, Brooks Brothers. If I really want to step out, I do some Yves Saint Laurent, Louis Vuitton, of course, Gucci. Ferragamo do their thing…It depends on my mood.Kanye West: Do you believe in wearing sandals on vacation?
T.I.: I wear flip-flops with socks all the time. That’s my airport apparel: Louis flip-flops, fresh pair of socks, and sweatpants. I don’t oppose sandals on vacation, I just do it my way.Kanye West: I love gray. I kill the gray American Apparel T-shirt. I wear that more than a white tee now.
T.I.: White tees are one thing but that natural gray, that’s another nice color.
Read more when you pick up the latest issue of Complex Magazine.
I think T.I. is handsome and that is not just because he reminds me of my man.
i love t.i. he so fine i just wanna make him MINE.
I knew you guys were going to post this soon lol…all I have to say is TI is the hawtness. He is model material with those strong features…very nice.
I wore my grey American Apparel….feather grey Vneck yesterday and got hated on…cant wait to go back to LA where they appreciated fashion and dont non-conformity…like All Southern & Midwest States…
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That was funny.
LOOKS LIKE T.I. AKA CLIFFORD HARRIS IZ TRYIN’ 2 B SUMTHIN’ HE’Z NOT
I love the designers that Tip likes…I also love American Apparel as well its just nice, clean and laid-back wear. Also the creator/designer of AA is fyckin cool too…personality-wise I mean.
a MODEL
Ok that’s cool!!, I love T.I. and Kanye so its a good look!!
What kinda ghetto interview is “What designers do you f-ck with?”
SU-PER-FI-CIAL!!!
…And socks with flip flops? That’s ZERO class right there.
Pease!!! I am not knocking TI but at least keep it real, were you wearing these things or had knowledge of these labels before you were discovered?
You went from Rubberband man to money clips.
Keep it real……….
At least pomote the growth or the fantastic stylist who hooked you up
TI is what, 5’3″ he’s sooo tiny. LOOK AT EACH PICTURE HE HAS A HEAD TILT IN EACH PICTURE, BUT I GUESS HE’S NOT A MODEL SO ITS COOL….HES ALRIGHT FOR A LITTLE MAN..
Rockin labels, doesn’t make you a hot dresser. Wearing flip flops and socks in the airport is a big ass no no if you are so into fashion, I don’t care if they are LV! They mine as well be Old Navy!
hearing about fashion in songs and singing Purple labels praises is all good, but if you were are Gibaud freak, Evisu or rocawear person, then do you……..
Set trends, don’t let these over priced stylists come in and change your mall shopping game………
Because we know all the same stylists work all the industry…
Everything is skull and bones, chains and ed hardy like shit…….
PURLEEEEEEZ
I feel you @ GOD”S 13th DIsciple:
Not the midwest or southerner’s fault though, there are more culture influences on the coasts. NYC Miami and LA are like that because there are so many different cultures who bring a fresh approach to everything, the denser you get into america the more close minded………
Hence Keke Wyatt on allhiphop.com today saying that she had to leave CASH MONEY beause they were “super country and super slow”,
…..but they probably wear purple lable by RL hahahahahahahaha
T.I Looks Hott damn keep it up brotha
I can’t get enough of T.I’s confidence! It’s super-sexy. He just pulls it off so naturally. Not too hard, just hard enough and still human and respectful at the same time in a ghetto-cultured kind of way.
What is it? Is it the lips? The way he bites the bottom one? Yeah, that’s sexy too, huh? The way he awkwardly cocks hi head to the side? The way he uses theat Southern drawl unapologetically? I think that might be it, I can’t really put my finger on it, but this little man proves that you size aint shit!
Do it T.I.
*excuses self*
I can not STAND T.I. and he is not gonna last long.
I hate this motherf*cker. And his music is so commercial it should have it’s own fucking jingle.
^^^ Okay…that was kinda corny. XD
Wow @ all the hatred goin on,on this post. lol
I think he cleans up very nice. Its funny how people think hot fashion is a beater and jeans. Grown man look is a good look. Not that I just got out of bed and grabbed what ever i just stepped on the floor look (i.e. jim jones)
This interview is so random. what the hell? was it necessary to curse thoughout. just goes to show you can buy designer clothes but not class!
T.I. is fine and sexy…hood with that fashion sense…stay keepin it fresh…whether in a hoodie and jeans…or expensive ass suits…
@15… I feel ya 100%…it’s not what or who you wear it’s how you wear it…
Okay I feel whoever said he went from being the Rubberband man…to naming all these top-notch designers. But lets be real now…I mean your style evolves as you get older or become familiar with different things/cultures/etc.
Personally, I wouldn’t rock the same things I wore 5 years ago (Roc-A-Wear, Baby Phat, etc)…now I’m on a different level Bennetton, American Apparel, Juicy Couture, Marc Jacobs, Christian Dior. I have grown-up and my style has grown-up…the same for Tip I mean he was a teen when he first came out now he is like 27, plus a celeb. His style better be upgraded lol…but I’m with ya’ll socks and sandals/flip-flops is a NO, NO!!!
I do agree with some of the fashion picks and views just hate to see dudes in them skinny leg jeans thats for chicks I mean ill admit some of the dunks for chicks be hard even i rock a pair
T.I. LOOKS LIKE A BLACK PRAYING MANTIS.
That was funny I noticed TI hotness when he was on the XXL mag with black cap and shirt.
#24 Everyone has different taste. T.I. looks fine to me. I think he’s handsome. He reminds me of my man, he’s tall and we are both fair skinned, he has a nice body and the shadow of a beard on his face, he fine, T.I. is fine. Tiny don’t let T.I. out of your sight, keep an eye on your man.
oh wow..I love the pic with the gloves and the gun…I don’t know..gives me goosebumps. If only he wasn’t so skinny. Just a little more meat and he would be perfect….oh and maybe a little taller.
Yeah #15 you are right about that too…the designer isn’t always important, I don’t always rock designer shyt (I mean I’m not even close to rich okay!!!LOL) but sometimes I will splurge on that authentic good shyt lol…especially if its unique and REALLY flyy. The only thing I always rock thats designer are my jeans…
Hey listen up T.I. is the SHEEEIT!!!! Real Talk don’t hate on this man cause you not this man!!!
Grownazz it a combination of all that and then some that man has sex appeal to da 10 power. #1 u lucky lol
He’s such a strapping young lad. I could just stalk the hell out him!!!!
#24 you are a mess LMAO!
I knew he didn’t like TIP…TIP didn’t sell as many records as TI so TI wins of course. TI is very stylish TIP’s hoodie and skull cap thing don’t influence me. TI could influence my style anyway, Yves Saint Laurent! Come On Anyday!!!
He looks nice, but I want man who will rock that style in his everyday life and not just on a spread. I mean come on. Socks with flip-flops? I seriously hate that look.
my man wears a PURPLE LABEL button up that is sickenin….i luv T.I. AND KANYE
I would rock that outfit in the second pic. T.I’s from the hood…so some things aren’t going to change, a lot of guys rock socks and flip flops. In the hood that’s the only exceptable way to wear sandals…thank god I’m not from their, my feet has to breathe.
#1…damn you too..lol my dude look like T.I. too..exactly like him..but skip that I want the real one..j,p I love my baby!
Another reason I heart TI is the way he keeps it real flip-flops and socks lmao. I love it
Dammit, I don’t see the fascination with him. The clothes are wearing HIM – he’s not wearing the clothes.
He’s too damn skinny–like a MF scarecrow.
I think T.I. style is quite classy but has its street style
I love T.I. hes one of these rappers who works very damn hard and deserves what he gets at the end of it, and he likes to give back something to the community as well so Im luvin his devotion…
Plus he is sexy as hell as I mite add, as yall already know that anyways lol but he is very handsom must admit…
T.I. does look sharp…although why the hell they get Kanye’s loud ass askin questions like “What designers do you fuck with?” What the hell is that? I guess maybe he’s trying to make the questions all hard to compensate for the fact that they talkin about fashion..not exactly the usual topic of discussion between 2 men. I ain’t got a problem with it tho…but I wonder what that fountain of wisdom Pimp C would think…LOL
am i mistaken but didn’t in a recent interview that i saw on youtube kanye blasted t.i and lil wayne for being bad dressers
FLIP FLOP AND SOCKS IS SOME PENITENTIARY SHIT…MY EX WOULD ALWAYS WALK AROUND THE HOUSE LIKE THAT WITH SOME HOOPIN SHORTS ON…(KEY PHRASE: AROUND THE HOUSE) BUT HEY
@ R.K.J.ville3000…. I REALLY WISH YOU WOULD CHANGE YOUR PIC. WHO THE HELL SAID THAT WAS A GOOD PICTURE OF YOU. ILLLLLLL.
YOU’RE GIVING ME VERY (how-u-doin)
SORRY I HAD TO LET THAT GO.
T.I.’s doin it real grown and sexy these days. I ain’t mad.
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If fool feels the need to spend so much $$$ on clothes, it’s obvious that he’s trying to BUY his style more than anything – which he doesn’t have or which he doesn’t feel confident with. Someone who already has style and feels good in his/her skin doesn’t need to spend so much in order to feel/look good.
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everybody know them labels man its nuffin
@44
I want to but i can’t!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Im over that shit toooooO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#41 lol u right the questions were asked hard to make the situation seem manly. Lol
TI can dress he has his own style going on that’s cool he aint trying to look hood with throw back jerseys and white tee’s his style is cool to me.
Damn TI, you sure have alot of fashion sense to be so “hood” I remeber when ur first album dropped. I dont recall seeing any of these so calle designers in the cd outlay. Tell you where you really get “your” fashion sense from. You do look quite nice. What you wear, bout a size 23 boxer??
T.I. looks really good, but the interview was classless.
he looks like willy wonka!
thats a good look for him.
sexy man.
lol@ willy wonka….
damn T. I. fine.
T.I.P. crazy as hell though.
That is one sexy intelligent brotha!
Do your thing TIP!!!!!!
NICEEE T.I.
Daper, daper, daper man. He is one cool clean up cat. I likes.
He is turning into quite a style icon. Very nice pictures. Do your think T.I.