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10 Celebrities You Didn't Know Were Hypebeasts

These dudes are unexpectedly about that life.

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The influence of streetwear spans wider every year, to the point where it's not a shock to see celebrities in various fields and of various backgrounds sporting the kind of fire we write about here. But with that said, you still might be surprised to see which stars are about that life. Sure, rocking the latest in must-haves is par for the course when it comes to the dopest rappers and athletes. But there's also a solid and unexpected crop of actors and musicians who can legitimately see your favorite MCs on the block in a street style face-off. See which A-listers are lowkey hitting up Supreme and Jordan Brand for the exclusive gear plugs alongside the likes of Swaggy P. These are 10 Celebrities You Didn't Know Were Hypebeasts.

Robin Williams

The dearly departed legend's influence extended beyond Hollywood to SoHo. A list with this theme would be remiss without mentioning the late great Robin Williams' somewhat unexpected but welcome adoration of BAPE. In his later years he could be consistently spotted rocking several dope jackets and polos sporting the signature camo pattern and simian insignia.

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Roger Federer

The Fed keeps one foot in the fashion world by enjoying a BFF status with Anna Wintour, but he fucked the whole game up when he put on for the menswear/streetwear fusion by completing his cypher with a crisp pair of Yeezy 2s back in 2012. The message was simple and clear: if you didn't know, now you know: no basic ass tennis whites for the gawd off-court.

Val Kilmer

The artist known as Val Kilmer is launching his own personal brand with "VAL" branded gear, which sounds random but comes off as less so when you factor in his style history. The one-time Batman probably thought he'd break into the game easily considering that it's common for him to stunt on the timeline with something like the Supreme Tennis heaters. Don't judge us if you catch us rocking ValWear, the man knows a thing or two about this life.

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John Mayer

This one may be obvious to those in the know, but the mass public is under the assumption that the only time Mayer goes shopping is at the VMAs for a new starlet to lease cuff. In between cultivating one of the best celebrity hitlists and churning out hits though, the kid is straight up obsessed with visvim. If he cared, he could probably see Kanye in a vis jawns face-off and hold his own. At any given public sighting, he's probably draped out in vis head-to-freaking-toe, from gear down to his trusty boots. Dude's come a long way from dressing like an awkward college sophomore.

Eric Clapton

Of course, Mayer didn't just go from garage band steez to vis god without help. Credit for his swag ascension must be paid to both the OG of visvim stuntage and Mayer's musical godfather, Eric Clapton. Dude's vis collection could bury both John and Kanye's easily, and that's not even where his taste level stops: peep the legend in the rare BAPE tee above.

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Joel Madden

Good Charlotte's frontman and Nicole Richie's hubby has effectively taken a style swerve as of late. Less punk-rock all-black alphets and more Nike kicks completing looks from The Hundreds, and Stussy. Maybe that's the punk version of transitioning into the Cool Dad phase?

Chumlee

It really shouldn't be a surprise that Chumlee stays fresh since his life and career revolve around copping and haggling over rare jawns. The Pawn Stars gawd stays fresh and true to classic streetwear brands like Stussy and The Hundreds. Just take a quick look at his Instagram and you'll see that Chum steadily spends those antique-gotten bands on new gear, as one should.

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Jason Sudeikis

There's no better way to fit the hypebeast descriptor than fiending for any and every pair of retro Js, and by that metric, Jason Sudeikis is a lowkey leader in Jordan Brand thirst. His widely impressive Jawwdins rotation is always present on dates with the bae (hiii Olivia Wilde), and even during slightly more formal affairs and red carpets, because his streetwear/menswear blend is on-point. It's one thing to gas Nike to send you heat off the celebrity tip, it's another to actually pull it off in riskier arenas than a mere coffee run. Salute to Jay Sud on both his pull game and his kick game.

Puff Daddy

A rapper flaunting in streetwear?! It sounds obvious, but in this scenario, Puff's a special case because of his reputation. When you think of Sean, you're likely to associate him with outlandish, custom bedazzled blazers and/or all leather alphets, luxe furs, and velour track suits. And Sean John, obviously. From the moment he diddy-bopped onto the scene he was rarely one to rock whatever brand the rest of the game was into, which made his brief foray into streetwear during 2009 all the more noteworthy. First he appeared decked out in Supreme for the brand's magazine over the summer, and followed that throughout the year in brands like 10.Deep and and Pusha T's Play Cloths. As we all know from his latest batch of videos though, it wouldn't last.

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Mark Wahlberg

From head to ankle Marky Mark is your basic 40 year-old white male, but it's his footwear game that takes him up a level, or three. Dude's Nike rotation is so on point you'd think he was coming out of Beaverton. It's nothing to stunt when you sit down for lunch with MJ himself casually, and probably come home everyday to yet another direct drop-off from Jordan Brand.

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