For fashion's annual big one, the rapper cleaned up real nice
Back in 2023, Central Cee dropped the line "I ain't puttin' no suit and tie on, I turned down the Met Gala" on his 2023 link-up with Dave for "Our 25th Birthday". Fast forward to 2025, and he's at the Met Gala, and he's wearing a suit and tie.
That's because fashion's annual big one and fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute follows a clearly laid out theme each year. The exhibition's theme is "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style," with the dandy at the core. Basically, you need to suit up - and you need to show up.
Cench got the memo. Up top, he wore a black custom double-breasted jacket which cropped above the waist. Down south, the rapper rocked straight-fitting pleated trousers and polished leather lace-ups. But to really tap into the dandy thing you need to give your suit some lift. This means accessories which came in the form of a Richard Mille RM-011 watch on a camo strap, iced out rings, and a Guyana flag brooch as a nod to his dad's heritage.
Sure, Cench's look isn't the most out there, or crazy suit, but it's true to theme. This is a guy who famously doesn't do tailoring. Still, he's still wearing a structured double-breasted suit, the kind worn by dandies like Sammy-Davis Junior in the 1960s. But with a shortened jacket, things instantly look more casual, and way more in Central Cee's ballpark.
To make things even sicker, this custom look is designed by Jacquemus, a guy that's known for chopping up the classics and adding a Euro sense of humour from the south of France. One of his most recent campaigns had a model ironing on a paddle board in the Med. Enough said. Now, he's even got Cench, a full-throated suit detractor, in that very thing.
And do you know what? Central Cee, it suits ya!
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