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All I want for Christmas is James Brown's old mink
I love James Brown’s music just as much as the next motherfunker, but I must admit that his flamboyant sense of style played a significant role in maintaining my interest in him as I grew older. I mean, what musician today could pull off a fox fur coat, a gold jumpsuit and a white leather belt with a rhinestone encrusted buckle that has the title “Sex Machine” emblazoned on it?
Silver Fox Coat Kennedy Center Honor
Okay, so, maybe Snoop Dogg, P. Diddy, Pharrell, and Kanye could (and in some cases have), but probably wouldn’t feel as free to do so had James Brown not blazed the lamé-laced trail before them. More than a year after his death, Christie’s Auction House is selling off some of the Godfather of Soul’s personal memorabilia—including a collection of clothing louder-than-Rosie O’Donnell. Some of my favorites—which I’m adding to my Christmas list—include a cobalt blue cape with the words “My Name Is Godfather of Soul,” a Kennedy Center Honor, and a black mink coat. It’s not animal cruelty if it’s vintage, right?
Sex Machine Belt Blue "Godfather of Soul" Cape
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