How to dress like MC Hammer!
1) Buy parachute pants! This is the staple. The piece of clothing that defined Mr. MC Hammer. Parachute pants are pants that are tight around the ankle and get progressively wider as you travel up the leg and then tight at the waist again. When MC used to dance, they would flair out like a parachute! Unfortunately (or fortunately) you're not going to be able to find these at J. Crew or the Gap. You will have to search long and hard at thrift stores and vintage stores. But when you find your colorful pants you will be not only proud of yourself, but one step closer to realizing the dream of dressing like MC Hammer!
2) Find a clashing top. There are really no rules on the top. MC used to have all sorts of fun pairings. The main thing is that it's colorful, clashes horribly with the pants and it is form fitting. Due to his fantastic physique MC Hammer used often go shirtless or reveal some of his body. For instance the parachute pants with a gold suit jacket and no shirt underneath was a favorite. The more outrageous you go the better. Just be sure it fits snug!
3) Get the boots baby! MC Hammer is the butt of many, many jokes, but the truth is, the guy is pretty talented, especially when he danced. The important thing with the Hammer footwear is that it is again flashy, contrasts sharply to the top, probably matches with the pants, but that the soles are flat. You must have flat soles that allow you to slide easily as he often did in his dancing! An old pair if boxing boots that you spray paint and add sequence to are the perfect idea. This can be found at thrift shops which are localized throughout the country.
4) Add the extras. Oh MC you had such terrible, terrible style. Thank you for giving us something to laugh at. Some of the extras Lange Avondjurken that will really put your look over the top are things like funky clashing sunglasses. They should match your pants but be terrible with your top. Chains with gaudy medallions are also great. And then of course a dangling earring. You are almost there!
5) Try the fade. This is for the serious MC Hammer dresser and will guarantee you a shot at winning many a costume contests. Get the Hammer fade on your hair. It starts tight, tight to the skin on the sides and back of your skin and slowly gets wider so it looks like you've got a large flat top or box on your head. Then, the finishing touch. The piece de resistance! Lines! Get a few lines put in your sideburns. Now this cut won't be able to be done by a salon. You're going to have to go to an old school barber on this one. Congratulations, you have now learned how to dress like MC Hammer. Now go be "too legit, to legit to quit!"
There Eenvoudige Trouwjurken is NO way I will give mine up, but my husband loves them. 5 dollars or so a pair and I am all set. He likes how I dress, I like how he dresses. Those pants do not enter our house.
There is NO way I would wear those pants. wow.
But I will throw my hair in a ponytail and wear a ball cap. He likes that too, as he does the heels and dress thing. I would not be comfortable with someone who expected me to look like I stepped out of vogue each day. That is SO not me. He knows it hurts to wear heels, my knee kills me, so he appreciates it when I do, but he would never ever expect me to wear them day in day out and be in physical pain. In fact, he prefers me in flops, because at that height, he can rest his head ontop of mine, and he likes that.
I don't get the whole formal dress thing as a requirement for day to day life, but I would never be comfortable with someone who wanted me to dress like I was on a fashion shoot each day. ick. I wear heels, maybe, once a month. Works for us. I prefer flip flops or strappy sandals. no more than a inch or two heel, but preferably flat. If I walk in heels more Feest Jurken than a hour or so, my knee will get stiff and swell. My style has remained the same, thankfully I am married to someone who is compatible with me in that regard. I think he looks great, and he wore a tux twice, at our wedding, and at my daughters. We have 5 more, so he can wear one 5 more times.
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