From Antonio Banderas to Kanye West, celebs who turned designers

Antonio Banderas
I live part of my life on the red carpet, so I am tempted by great tailoring. But for many men that same need to feel handsome in a suit is evident when throwing on a simple T-shirts and jeans – myself included.

Banderas’s collaboration with fashion brand Selected Homme is making its Indian debut and has Mediterranean influences.

Pharrell Williams
I wanted clothing that I couldn’t find, so I decided to make it. Fashion guilty pleasure — SpongeBob Square Pants.

Singer Pharrell Williams turned designer about a decade back with his collaboration with Japanese designer Nigo, for clothing and footwear, Adidas for a line of sneakers and G-Star Raw, for recycled clothing.


Singer Pharrell Williams (Image: AFP)

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
When I look at Downton Abbey I’m like, I wish that every night we had to go to dinner in tuxedos. I love getting dressed up.

The rapper made his fashion entry with a sportswear line before expanding to suits, ties, eyewear, apparel and footwear.


Rapper Sean Combs. (Image: Twitter)

Kanye West
You know, it’s like voting. Fashion is merely an opinion. And I’ve got a lot of opinions.

Kanye joined hands with Louis Vuitton to design a sneaker, collaborated with Adidas to launch the Yeezy sneaker and then ventured into women’s fashion, a jewellery line and even baby footwear.


Kanye West during a performance. (Image: AP)