MC HAMMER’S bonkers big suit is back with a bang.
The US rapper showcased his outfit – with big shoulders and pinched waist – in the 1980s, and 40 years later the baggy look has made a return on the catwalks and among the A-list.
MC Hammer’s bonkers big suit is back with a bang – 40 years on
Yet with today’s celebs taking it to the extreme, big does not necessarily mean better.
Stella McCartney this week trotted down the catwalk of her own fashion show in Paris in an oversized jacket, and pop star Liam Payne was also seen in the French capital in a huge jacket and trousers.
And while we’re all for a power suit, this latest style looks more suited to a comedy sketch.
In MC Hammer’s day, loud suits were at least fitted, in some sense, around his body.
Abby McHale looks at the latest stars stepping out in shapeless styles and gives them a Hammer Horror rating out of five.
DUA LIPA
The pop star is used to following fashion’s New Rules, but the 28-year-old’s pinstriped outfit is more Blues Brothers. Made us Dua double take, at least – 3/5Credit: Getty
LADY GAGA
While celebs are going Gaga for the OTT suit in 2024, the 37-year-old singer was rocking this trend as long ago as 2018. Less Bad Romance, more Bad fitting – 3/5Credit: Splash
ELSA HOSK
Model Elsa, 35, is one of the few celebrities to actually wear the style well, sporting a blazer and matching smart pencil skirt. Suits you, we say. There’s no terrible horror here – 1/5Credit: GC Images
JOAN SMALLS
Smalls by name only, it seems. The Puerto Rican model, 35, wore this rather large suit during Paris Fashion Week. Oh, and you forgot to put your blouse on too, Joan – 4/5Credit: Rex
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AUSTIN BUTLER
HE hit the big time as Elvis in the 2022 biopic and now he’s going big time with his clothes. Austin, 32, wore this to the Dune: Part Two premiere last month, but he did at least rein it in at the shoulders – 2/5Credit: Getty
BELLA HADID
It looks like model Bella can really fit everything – and the kitchen sink – under this jacket. It definitely looks like the 27-year-old raided her dad’s wardrobe to find this oversized two piece – 4/5Credit: Beretta/Sims/Shutterstock
NICOLA COUGHLAN
Bridgerton actress Nicola, 37, went big and bright in this red blazer dress by Stella McCartney in February. But what would Lady Whistledown say? She would most likely find it a big mistake, like us – 4/5Credit: Getty
CAREY MULLIGAN
Carey, the Eighties called and they want their shoulder pads back. The 38-year-old actress really showed how to dress like a blast from the past, but we have to admit she pulls off the fitted style well – 1/5Credit: Getty
COLE SPROUSE
We have a Hammer Horror winner. The 31-year-old actor wore this last week in Paris, with one observer tweeting: ‘When you’ve lost weight but think it’s premature to buy new clothes’ – 5/5Credit: Rex
STELLA McCARTNEY
The fashion designer is used to setting the trends, but it seems she took inspiration from rapper Hammer at Paris this week. Maybe we should call the 52-year-old Stella M.C-Cartney from now on – 3/5
