One of the ongoing joke about Julius Reuben's fashion is that he is simply too flamboyant and too outrager for one's comfort but some fashion Leaders would beg to differ.
Often hailed as a trendsetter and self visual artist par excellence, Julius Reuben can add now another notch on his/her belt, if having received Fashion Icon Fashion Finest Award 2013 wasn't enough, Julius Reuben was honoured yet again as the Fashion Icon at the Black Entertainment, Film, Fashion, Television and Arts(BEFFTA)Awards 2014.
In other words, his flamboyant, wicked and outlandish style has just been recognized by the Fashionistas of high Authority.
The Model/Artist was on hand to receive his award and, speaking strictly fashion, he did not disappoint: he wore a see through trade mark trouser and all in one top cape with a long trail which shimmer like mermaid costume with clear stones all over it, his trademark platform heel shoes and completed with earing studs, angel wings ring and what looked like a diamante stones tiara.I felt a Rihanna
The award was presented by the Founder of BEFFTA/Tv presenter Pauline Long.
In accepting his Award Julius Reuben wrote facebook saying:"BEFFTA FASHION ICON .!!! WOW!I just landed my second fashion Icon award. DOUBLE TROUBLE.!! THIS IS A DEDICATION TO ALL OF YOU FABULOUS PEOPLE OUT THERE... You know who you are as you never fell to amaze me with your love. More image to come.Much blessx"
He later on wrote this:"WHAT A WEEKEND!!! I BECAME THE COVER OF OURS MAGAZINE (THE MADNESS ISSUE)! I BECAME THE ART INSTALLATION IN GENEVA (video to follow)ALL THANKS TO Toni Cenko and Alix Bigler... So much love for these guys♥! ANDDDD TO TOP IT ALL UP I TOOK HOME BEFFTA FASHION ICON and all the thank to the amazing Sister Pauline Long and Beffta Awards team.
BUT ALL THESE WOULDN'T HAVE NEVER HAPEN IF IT WASN'T FOR YOU... YESSS YOUU!
YOU THE DESIGNERS who entrusted me with the fabulousness.
YOU THE STYLISTS for making me the creature that I am today and define undefinable.
YOU THE MAKE UP ARTISTs AND THE HAIR STYLISTs for pushing the boundaries of beauty with me and making me look like I woke up like this FLAWLESS!
YOU THE PHOTOGRAPHERS for great images of me who never fell to support me even if I'm having a bad day... You always find a way of making me look like a FIERCE BITCH that I'm ;-)(joking about the bitch part) much love for you all.
YOU THE BOOKERS AND PRS for running around in try to find me jobs. And boy I have had some good jobs and a few bad ones but they were jobs.
YOU THE DARLINGS for just been the darlings.
YOU MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS for supporting me even if sometimes you don't understand it. You all rock!
YOU ARE THE ICONs WHO MADE ME AND WITHOUT YOU I AM NOTHING AND FOR THAT I DEDICATE THIS AWARD TO YOU!
Always and forever you will be in my heart!
Julius Reuben"
I SAY CONGRATULATION TO YOU JULIUS REUBEN DOUBLE TROUBLE INDEED!
Images by Erik Erxon
In the last few fashion seasons the growth of men in dresses has risen even Celebrity Guys such as Jaden Smith, Kanye West Jared Leto and Asap Rocky have been seen wearing dresses.This is not crossdressing, this is being fabulous, then it is no surprise to see Julius Reuben wearing quite a number of dresses this season. The dress makes a refreshing change to the neatly tailored clothing.These dresses are not an experiment in flamboyant gender bending, more a thoughtful way of expanding what’s acceptable in the limited Western male wardrobe. They’re rather elegant. Kaftans and salwar kameezes have been worn by men in the Middle East, India and North Africa for centuries, and in the West, artists have often worn tunics and smocks. In period kung fu movies just about everyone is wearing some kind of flowing robe which could easily be labelled a dress. So it’s not that weird if you think about it.
