Fittingly, Elton’s maximalist tastes have made him a designer muse. In 1995 he was the face of Versace in a marketing campaign shot by Richard Avedon, the place he posed alongside supermodels Kristen McMenamy and Nadja Auermann, stealing the present from each.
This summer time, Elton’s Farewell Yellow Brick Street world tour – which began in 2018 – involves an finish. His final London efficiency is tonight on the O2, and his closing UK present shall be at Glastonbury in June, whereas the tour will come to a detailed in Stockholm in July. Because the legendary musician prepares to bow out of reside performances, a few of his iconic seems and memorabilia are on show and out there to view at a brand new pop-up in Greek Avenue, Soho, till 31 July.
Followers visiting the pop-up may also be capable of buy Elton John Eyewear, designed by the artist himself, from which 10 per cent of gross sales will go in direction of the Elton John AIDS Basis. “This assortment is for each single individual staying genuine to themselves in a world that’s consistently pushing you to be another person,” he says. “I designed this line to have one thing for everybody: regardless of who you’re, you possibly can at all times look your self.”
Right here, Vogue seems again at a few of Elton John’s greatest outfits – together with that unforgettable duck swimsuit, which is on show for the primary time on the Soho pop-up.