How to Rock Velvet Like Keith Richards — vogue.com

Keith Richards, photographed in the summer of 1969, just after the album cover shoot for Through the Past Darkly. Certain fabrics carry sensory memories: Crisp linen brings us straight to the beach in summer, leather evokes faraway travels, and then there’s velvet, so lush and warm it ought to be declared the official fabric of holiday parties. And no one wore velvet better than the Rolling Stones in the seventies, especially Keith Richards, seen here wearing a trim velvet suit in the color of kings: bright purple. If you’re searching for a menswear look to inspire your own velvet memories in the making, take note of Richards’s statement ring, lacy white collar, and unexpected shoe choice: snakeskin boots. Keith for Christmas . . . sure, why not?: You can’t go wrong with regal rock star presence at a holiday party, after all. We think Richards would say your satisfaction is guaranteed.

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