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The European fashion weeks have come and gone, bringing an array of all-new styles and rapper sightings. Our fashion editors rounded up all the coolest looks here, but that left us wondering—what will all the popular rappers be picking out to rock next fall?
We made some good guesses based on past style choices, and some very visible style evolutions, and aligned it with the visions and themes of designer collections for Fall/Winter 2013. Here are our predictions. Check out our Trend Forecast: The Collections Your Favorite Rappers Will Be Wearing Next Fall.
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2 Chainz
What He'll Be Wearing: Saint Laurent Paris
2 Chainz has come into his own style-wise, and he's really learning to embrace his newfound star status. His style makeover consists of loud pieces that perfectly channel his bold personality, and what Hedi Slimane brings to Saint Laurent Paris is a bit of '90s meets '80s rock star appeal. Leather pants and animal print sweaters play nice with long striped scarves and grungy flannels. Get the artist formerly known as Tity Boi this whole outfit for his birthday.
Lil Wayne
What He'll Be Wearing: Umit Benan
Lil Wayne's been on his skater style kick as of late, and when he's not promoting Trukfit, he can step up his game by rocking Umit Benan. The high-end menswear meets streetwear delinquent appeal definitely fits in with Weezy's outrageous aesthetic, like the panda mask he wore in the "HYFR" video, good thing some of the looks in this collection look great with snowboard boots too.
Kendrick Lamar
What He'll Be Wearing: Moncler Gamme Bleu
Judging from his recent SNL appearance and other stuff he's been spotted in lately, Kendrick's style is taking a turn towards the dark. That's not necessarily a bad thing though, as shown by his stellar hooden down vest, he also appreciates good outerwear. What designer combines outerwear quality an style than Moncler Gamme Bleu? This hooded diagonal stripe down jacket is technical and fashionable, and who knows, he might even try to pull off the leggings under shorts look too.
Drake
What He'll Be Wearing: Christopher Kane
If there's one thing Drizzy can't get enough of—it's sweaters. If there are two things, the other would be leopard print. Not only has he been, ahem, spotted in the animal print wearing a shirt by Gitman Bros. x Opening Ceremony, he also rocked the Supreme x North Face leopard print jacket too. British designer Christopher Kane recently debuted this subtler interpretation of leopard, and paired it with a chunky, over-sized cardigan with an interesting texture. In other words: Drake's go to kit for next fall.
Rick Ross
What He'll Be Wearing: MP Massimo Piombo
If cut right, the boss could really step his sartorial game up from these duds from MP Massimo Piombo. Luxe sportswear with an attitude, The Bawse's tattoos could really make the garments look even flyer. Imagine Rozay decked out in an unstructured Italian suit with no shirt underneath and a prominent MMG chain. Does he got a tailor in the back next to the chopper?
A$AP Rocky
What He'll Be Wearing: Shaun Samson
London designer Shaun Samson is known for his boxier take on streetwear basics, infused with some advanced fabrications, mixing up plaids with cotton jersey more reminiscent of sweatshirts, for example. Rocky's already been spotted wearing the designer's loose-fitting football jerseys and earmuffs in Paris. So it's very, very likely we'll see him in many more looks, like this street goth-friendly printed black ensemble.
French Montana
What He'll Be Wearing: Versace
You already know French Montana loves Versace, and we can't wait to see how he'll interpret the fashion house's offerings for next fall. What do we hope he rocks? This head-to-toe printed parka look. It's winter-ready and 100% certified stunt-worthy. HAAANH!
Tyga
What He'll Be Wearing: Kenzo
Let's put two and two together real quick: Tyga is known for his ostentatious gear and love for snapbacks. Kenzo released a bold and popular collab with New Era last season, and just debuted a collection with the theme "Jungle of the Sky." It includes a variety of crazy prints, and even a sweatshirt with a tiger on it. This couldn't be more of a match made in heaven.
Kanye West
What He'll Be Wearing: Maison Martin Margiela
It's no secret Yeezy loves Margiela, but he took it to the next level when he sported one of the label's masks during an Atlantic City show. Their recent resort collection featured an array of pattern masks—and Kanye definitely wanted one of each.
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Pusha T
What He'll Be Wearing: Rick Owens
Pusha's style has gone nowhere but up, and these monochromatic duds from Rick Owens ups the black-and-white dichotomy but keeps everything drapey. We wouldn't be surprised to see Pusha rocking one of these white leather jackets to an appearance on 106 & Park in the near future.
Kid Cudi
What He'll Be Wearing: AMI
Alexandre Mattiussi cut his teeth working for brands like Dior and Givenchy. AMI, his own label, channels the subtle nuances that make A.P.C., one of Cudder's favorite brands, so special, but ups the ante in quality and execution. Bringing a luxe feel to minimalist clothing, his recent collection was all sorts of fly. We'd imagine Cudi taking some of the outerwear and shirts, and mixing in his own wardrobe of well-worn denim and vintage rock T-shirts.
Big Sean
What He'll Be Wearing: Alexander Wang
Let's give a big "oh god!" to Alexander Wang's fall collection, which is for all intents and purposes, the shit. Playing with texture, leather fabrics, and mostly dark colors, we dig how he interpreted outerwear staples like military parkas. Who would rock this well? Big Sean, duh. Thanks to the style lessons he's learned as a G.O.O.D. Music fixture, we could definitely see him throwing a "D" snapback over any of these kits, and rocking it with ease.
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Chief Keef
What He'll Be Wearing: 3.1 Phillip Lim
Rumor has it Chief Keef is making some positive changes to his life during his 60 days behind bars. Let's hope one of them is a style intervention. If he trades in the tight shirts and baggy pants for some clothes that actually fit, he'll really be on the right track. We think the 3.1 Phillip Lim collection would work, after all, the horizontal stripes that feature heavily in the clothes are sure to be a lot cooler than the prison issue ones he's rocking right now.
