OUTKAST star ANDRE 3000 is confident his new clothing line is so well-designed that it would have impressed late style icons BEAU BRUMMELL and British monarch EDWARD VIII. The Hey Yeah! singer - real name Andre Benjamin - is launching his Benjamin Bixby line, which contains 70 pieces, ranging from wide-brimmed fedora hats to pink sweatshirts, this autumn (08).And the rapper believes that Brummell, the man credited with inventing the suit in the 19th century, and Duke Of Windsor Edward VIII would love his new styles.Andre says, "There has to be something inventive about it. But not so inventive that it's a turn-off. "So that some of the greats, like Beau Brummell or the Duke of Windsor, would nod and say 'Well done.'

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