14 DAY TRIAL // It’s not uncommon for haute-couture designers to go that extra mile when it comes to creating a lasting impression with the audience that sees for the first time a new collection. Pete Wentz of the Fall Out Boy might not be into high fashion, but he’s no stranger to theatrics, as the unveiling of his collection for Clandestine Industries shows and ContactMusic can confirm.
The rocker debuted his line for the clothing company in New York the other day and, instead of just walking down the catwalk at the end to receive applauses, he did his best Hannibal Lecter impersonation. That is to say, Wentz had two male models wheel him in on a gurney, as he rocked a straightjacket and the mask that made of Sir Anthony Hopkins such a terrifying Hannibal in “Silence of the Lambs.”
The results did not fail to appear. “Pete Wentz stunned the style crowd at New York Fashion Week after he was wheeled down the runway dressed as Anthony Hopkins’ psychopathic cannibal character Hannibal Lecter. The former Fall Out Boy rocker was showcasing his latest designs for fashion house Clandestine Industries in the Big Apple on Wednesday (17Feb10),” ContactMusic writes.
“Rather than taking an understated bow at the finale of his collection, Wentz made a creepy entrance by being pushed down the catwalk on a gurney – wearing the muzzle and jumpsuit made famous by Hopkins in scary 1991 thriller The Silence of the Lambs. However, his bizarre antics went down a storm with the assembled fashion experts – with wife Ashlee Simpson-Wentz leading the applause from the front row,” the same media publication informs.
As of now, reviews of the collection Wentz presented are still scarce, but photos seem to indicate fans of his style will find plenty in the new line to recreate some of his looks. This includes funky tees, low-waist jeans and snickers and, of course, trilby hats.