Sir Elton John's outlandish style is apparently not all his own creation, as his partner David Furnish has revealed that he gives Elton some style tips.

Furnish commented: "He asks me to help him get dressed and pick out which ties and shirts match, but he has his own sense of style, which is much more exuberant than mine."

"He can pull it off because he has that larger-than-life personality. He has all of his suits custom-made by Yohji Yamamoto, because he can find traditional tailoring quite a restriction, and he gets very hot."

"The Japanese work with light fabrics, and the way they cut them and weave them, he feels quite liberated wearing those. He has a stock element of Yohji shoes, Etro shirts, and he collects loads of neckties. He'll land on a colour scheme and get the socks to match. And he travels with hundreds of eyeglass frames all lined up in cases - the red, the blue. I don't know another man who can wear color like Elton does."

Despite Elton arguably being the more famous of the two, Furnish has just been awarded the Man of Style Award by Project Angel Food, which is an LA-based charity that provides meals to those living with AIDS.

He added:"I don't feel dressed unless I am in a suit. I find it an empowering thing to wear. Nothing makes you feel better or more presentable."

"Thom Browne's suits are beautifully cut; he pushes the envelope. He's been one of the most influential men's suit makers in the past decade, really ahead of the game. There's an irony and witticism to him."

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