From Jay-Z to Bella Hadid: 15 Memorable Chrome Hearts Outfits

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Where: 2005 NBA All-Star Game

Flashy courtside fits have long been a staple of professional basketball. Lil Uzi Vert rocking fur Louis Vuitton slippers or Kanye West wearing Denim Tears x Levi's jeans at the 2020 NBA All-Star Game in Chicago act as more recent examples seen in arenas across the NBA. Well, Ye's "big brother" was turning heads back in 2005. He showed up to the Pepsi Center in Denver to watch the league's best wearing a black Chrome Hearts T-shirt complete with a branded collar, silver dog tags from the brand around his neck, and a pair of patent leather Bapestas to match. Chrome Hearts is often associated with the newer generation of rappers. Fittingly, the man widely considered the GOAT of the genre had them all beat by over a decade. 

Where: Designer of the Year Dinner (Art Basel Miami 2011)

WEEEEEEEEEEELL, IT'S… the Big Show? Yeah, this WWE legend might not be the first person you'd expect to be a fan of a brand like Chrome Hearts, but this picture perfectly articulates just how popular the brand has always been. Here, the 7-foot giant can be seen rocking an unzipped Chrome Hearts hoodie alongside the brand's founder Richard Stark at an event in Miami. This incredible photo poses the question we will never know the answer to, "Why didn't Stark ever design Big Show some special ring gear?" Imagine seeing someone get chokeslammed by a man in a black singlet covered in leather crosses.

Where: Chrome Hearts x Bella Hadid Launch Party (Paris Fashion Week 2017)

If there is one woman who should be credited for helping push Chrome Hearts into the closets of a whole new generation, it's supermodel Bella Hadid. A close personal friend of daughter Jesse Jo and the rest of the Stark family, Hadid has been wearing the brand casually for years. She has appeared in multiple ad campaigns. She has even designed various collaborative collections with Chrome Hearts since 2017 that have included everything from sunglasses to mini skirts. Here, she can be seen in full Chrome Hearts at the launch event for her line during Paris Fashion Week back in 2017, sporting a black leather dress, matching gloves, and a few silver necklaces for good measure.

Where: 1992 CFDA Awards

Cher is one of the most iconic pop singers to ever live. She has also been a longtime supporter of Chrome Hearts. Her close relationship with the Starks even prompted Richard to request her to present him with the CFDA Accessories Designer of the Year award during the 1992 ceremony. She did so in a full Chrome Hearts ensemble that included black leather pants with large cross patches at the knees, a copious amount of jewelry, a choker donning a silver cross at its center, and a handbag that she joked wasn't even functional yet during her presentation speech. Stark kept his acceptance speech short and sweet, thanking the likes of Cher, his wife Laurie Lynn, and "the rest of the classic, sleazy bitches that wear our shit."

Where: 62nd annual Grammy awards (2019)

Offset is another one of hip-hop's most consistent supporters of Chrome Hearts as of late. Here, one third of the Migos can be seen alongside his wife Cardi B attending the 2020 Grammy Awards in a full Chrome Hearts leather fit that includes pants covered in yellow Sex Records logos and a vest detailed by silver cross buttons and a sword zipper pull. If rappers are the new rockstars, Offset is doing his best to dress the part. 

Where: Anti cover reveal (2015)

Rihanna has been supporting Chrome Hearts for years, but one of the most memorable instances came back in 2015 during the event to reveal the Anti cover in Los Angeles. She celebrated the momentous occasion wearing a black silk robe covered in Chrome Hearts crosses and matching dress. Not to get too far off topic, but it has really been five years since her last album. We need R9, badly. 

Where: 1996 Emmy Awards

Even Joey Tribbiani couldn't resist Chrome Hearts. During the 1996 Emmys, Friends star Matt LeBlanc was nursing a broken arm that he had suffered during a fight scene gone wrong shooting one of the episodes of the hit '90s sitcom. But was the actor going to let an injury ruin his red carpet moment? Of course not. Rather than show up in a non-flattering sling, LeBlanc pulled up in a now-infamous black leather sling complete with a silver Chrome Hearts cross medallion stamped at the center. Maybe the broken arm was a blessing in disguise. 

Where: Vogue (1992)

Back in the '90s, Claudia Schiffer was one of the most in-demand models around. Chrome Hearts was an award-winning fashion brand being worn by plenty of A-list celebrities. So, it should come as no surprise that Schiffer would be wearing Chrome Hearts in the pages of Vogue. In this particular photo, she can be seen wearing a black quilted leather vest, black chaps, and a belt with gold cross detailing all designed by the Los Angeles brand.