Halloween, but Make It Igor: Tyler, The Creator Gets Into the Costume Game

It’s 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 May’s β€œEarfquake” video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmAsUQEFYGI…

It’s 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 May’s β€œEarfquake” video.

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Since then, the profile of Igorβ€”also the title of Tyler’s fifth studio albumβ€”has 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.

β€œWhat about the title Igor?” his interviewer asked. β€œIs it a trenchant commentary on personal alienation or perhaps an allusion to Frankenstein’s monster? LOL.”

β€œNo, I don’t feel like a monster,” Tyler responded, reportedly rolling his eyes. β€‹β€œEveryone on Reddit and the message boards with their theories…it’s fucking weird! You be yourself, do your fucking thing, but no, it’s nothing at all. [Igor] is just a sick word.”

Well, in lieu of being yourself, now you can be Igor, too. Via his Golf Wang website, Tyler is now offering Igor costumesβ€”in 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 you’ll hopefully repurpose for a gallery opening, rave or artsy summer wedding. Add to that $3o for the wig, and you’ve got an of-the-moment pop-cultural icon (at least, if you’re a Tyler fan).

What’s not included? Igor’s sunglasses and silver shoes are conspicuously absent, as are any costume options for recreating his β€œEarfquake” video co-star, Pearl Edwards, played by Tracee Ellis Ross (seriously, where’s that wig?). But, bonus points if you manage to figure that one outβ€”we really think Pearl completes the look.

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