Sly Stone. What else can you say? He takes your breath away, especially when he is decked out in a white form fitted Nudie Rhinestone Cowboy suit with matching boots. He's the funkiest cowboy you have ever seen. And slick, and lean and clean . . . this outfit is perfect for him. It's the Nudie knack. Somehow Nudie knew exactly how to dress these dudes, and bring out the star power in each one.
Mike Douglas' hip sidekick gestures and tries by blurting out "That's what I call looking GOOD!" and Mike says "That's really together!" but really, in the presence of a vision like Sly in Nudie, the seasoned talk show host knows he needs to get to talking, instead of being caught like a deer in the headlights.
Watch the video and learn how to dress -- impeccably. Resplendent. What else can you say?
This comment is about 5 years too late, but I wanted to thank you for posting this. I've been doing a lot of research lately, trying to find out who designed Sly's stage costumes from the '70's, and I only recently found out that is was Nudie Cohn. I've seen this clip before, and always thought he looked fantastic (as he did in most of his outfits. He just had a great frame to support just about anything you put on him: Long, lean, regal-looking. He was absolutely resplendent, as you say). This clip also shows Sly at his most coherent & engaging, which is a breath of fresh air, considering that the most famous clips of him being interviewed in the '70's show him stoned out of his mind. I'm wondering if Nudie also designed the black outfit in this clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj6OyIh7GAI
ReplyDeleteI WANT THAT OUTFIT!!! WITH the hat!!! Is it on display somewhere, like at a Hard Rock Cafe location? I'd love to see it in person!