There is always a sliding scale when it comes to Drake s fashion choices, one that vacillates between sleazy chic and cheeseball charm. And with his choice of blue-tinted aviators for tonight s American Music Awards, the rapper struck a healthy balance of both as he accepted the award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist. Reminiscent of the eyewear of early-’90s R&B crooners, the chintzy shades lent his polished ensemble of a tailored blazer and white Oxford shirt a bit of fashionable irony.
To add fuel to the meme-worthy look, Drake slipped on a gilded ring and matching chain-link watch, both of which glinted under the glare of the show s lights; indeed, those accessories were the perfect flourishes to tie up his look. And while the rapper later posed rather seriously for an Instagram shot, he continued with the hijinks by reportedly tagging SisQó and Dru Hill s 20th Anniversary tour. Like all of Drake s wry fashion moments, we ll never know if the look was a serious style statement or not. It was an obvious crowd pleaser tonight, all the same.