Pharrell Williams left his oversized hat at home, instead opting for fancy tuxedo shorts.
The songwriter, singer, producer and fashion trend disrupter showed up to the Academy Awards in shorts that were the perfect complement to his bow tie and shoes without socks.
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His non-traditional look gave the 2014 Oscars its first real tweetable moment. Beat you to it, Jennifer Lawrence.
.@Pharrell loses the hat and half his pants. #Oscar2014 pic.twitter.com/RWyUubmgHe— Lance Ulanoff (@LanceUlanoff) March 2, 2014
Well we know who wins schmuckiest outfit now. Some day maybe Pharrell will get big boy pants. #shorts— Sarah Churchwell (@sarahchurchwell) March 2, 2014
yes, there are already multiple twitter accounts for pharrell's shorts. he's trolling hard. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/cv0qZGELms— mz_gael (@mz_gael) March 3, 2014
Pharrell is wearing a tuxedo shirt & jacket, bow tie, formal shorts and lace up oxfords to the #Oscars. Yes. Yes. Yes.— Melissa Lippert (@MelLippert) March 3, 2014
Pharrell's tuxedo shorts are so #normcore.— Annie Colbert (@anniecolbert) March 2, 2014
Pharrell's formal shorts inspired by frat guys headed to a spring tailgate— Kate Hendricks (@katethewasp) March 3, 2014
When the Kodak Theater heats up, Pharrell will stay cool from the ankles up. Leo, Jared and Brad will be wishing they thought to wear fancy shorts.
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