Featured in the music video for 'egobaby - Bladee', the costume(s) were custom-made by designer Jawara Alleyne for Swedish artist Bladee.
Construction
The costume is resembles some sort of ceremonial garb (though it could be compared to a jester's outfit), and is formed of a hat, shirt, and trousers. Bladee wears alternating black and white painted nails and black dress shoes.
- The hat is cut from a single piece of green striped fabric and, like the rest of the costume, is held together along the seams with safety pins as opposed to sewed hems, which is a signature motif of Jawara Alleyne's design.
- The shirt is a long sleeve with a baggy fit. The sleeves are made from the same fabric as the hat. The rest of the shirt is made up of layered black and white diamond-shaped panels.
- The trousers are like balloon pants. They consist of the same green fabric as before and black fabric.
- The video is grainy so it is difficult to make out any details, but it's likely the dress shoes are Prada or Christian Louboutin, because of their distinctive red soles which can be seen at the 1:45 mark in the 'egobaby' music video.
It's likely there are at least two of these costumes in existence as Bladee and his brother, Guz Reichwald are seen wearing the exact same design simultaneously on screen, though this could be achieved with video-editing software.
Egobaby Hat sold by Jawara Alleyne
A few months after the upload of the music video, Jawara Alleyne listed the Egobaby hat on his website for sale at £100. It was sold for a charitable cause. The listing distinctly said that it was the hat which Bladee wore in the music video. The original listing has been deleted and so any other specifics have gone missing with it. The hat has since been circulating the fan community and has had three owners since Alleyne.
