With the color of his skin, the number of world titles and the multiple world records; Lewis Hamilton has a lot in the locker for him that puts him in a league of his own. However, the Brit puts himself in the spotlight and separates himself from the pack, with another quality of his personality, and that is his fashion statement.
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Hamilton made his F1 debut in 2007, and over the 16 years of his career so far, he has certainly evolved as an athlete. It’s not just his diet that has seen an alteration, given his choice of plant-based nutrition; but also an evolution in his personality that makes him much more sure of himself.
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In an interview with IWC watches, the Mercedes star spoke about his first-hand experience of fashion in F1.
Misan Harriman questioned: “Tell me your sense of style, what does it say about you?”
Hamilton responded: “I try. I think that we, well, in our world, in our sport, it’s very restricted. You always have to be with the equipment of the team, with formal clothes. But, I still try to play with it, I think it took a long time, there definitely is, I look back for a good period of time, part of the discovery, trying to feel how I wanted to present myself.
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“You know, I remember when I first came to my first F1 meeting, and when I was younger, I was crazy about hip-hop, so baggy clothes, I was really into basketball, so a lot of [Michael] Jordan and I remember I came to a meeting and I had these baggy jeans on and I remember they looked at me from head to toe, and I really felt the unpleasant appearance that I had, “he added.
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The boy from Stevenage had to face the hard truth of changing his Jordan clothes for the team uniform. However, his triumph not only earned him fame and glory, but also helped him choose the individual he wanted to become. He continued the interview by sharing his development.
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“I always felt like an outsider, like a misfit. As I got older, I realized that I didn’t really care if I didn’t fit in.” – LH
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“That’s not what an F1 driver should look like, and I remember coming home and my dad saying, ‘You have to change.’ So I couldn’t be myself, and it’s the worst not being able to feel free in your own skin. And of course I think everyone should be able to embrace their own individuality and wear whatever they want.” said the Brit.
Harriman jumped in to ask, “And that matters as much as you win on the track, because there will be boys and girls who will see that and say, ‘Well, if Lewis Hamilton can do that, why not? ME?'”
“Yes, I think that’s one of the reasons why I can be consistent and successful in our work, is that I’ve managed to create these barriers where I don’t post things to be judged, to see what people think. I don’t need anyone’s approval of that. This is who I am, this is how I like to dress, and I go my own way.” Lewis Hamilton concluded.
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Source: www.essentiallysports.com