Itβs no secret that Tyler, The Creator likes to play dress-up; after all, the musician is also a designer, as evidenced by his subversively preppy GOLF label. And earlier this year, Tyler took it to the next level with the introduction of alter ego Igor, the platinum-bobbed crooner he debuted in Mayβs βEarfquakeβ video.
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Since then, the profile of Igorβalso the title of Tylerβs fifth studio albumβhas been rising. In September, he appeared on the cover of British magazine The Face, where Tyler played coy about the origins of the Warhol-esque character.
βWhat about the title Igor?β his interviewer asked. βIs it a trenchant commentary on personal alienation or perhaps an allusion to Frankensteinβs monster? LOL.β
βNo, I donβt feel like a monster,β Tyler responded, reportedly rolling his eyes. ββEveryone on Reddit and the message boards with their theoriesβ¦itβs fucking weird! You be yourself, do your fucking thing, but no, itβs nothing at all. [Igor] is just a sick word.β
Well, in lieu of being yourself, now you can be Igor, too. Via his Golf Wang website, Tyler is now offering Igor costumesβin three variations, because of course, you want your costume to have costume changes...Halloween can be a long and messy night.
What do you get? Well, for $200, a suit that youβll hopefully repurpose for a gallery opening, rave or artsy summer wedding. Add to that $3o for the wig, and youβve got an of-the-moment pop-cultural icon (at least, if youβre a Tyler fan).
Whatβs not included? Igorβs sunglasses and silver shoes are conspicuously absent, as are any costume options for recreating his βEarfquakeβ video co-star, Pearl Edwards, played by Tracee Ellis Ross (seriously, whereβs that wig?). But, bonus points if you manage to figure that one outβwe really think Pearl completes the look.
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