# Egotastic Icon Ensembles Prince at the BET Awards Wears His Face on His Shirt By Robyn Currie | Published 2010-06-28 | Celebs Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/prince-at-the-bet-awards References: [dlisted](http://www.dlisted.com/node/37824) Prince's outfit at the BET Awards left little doubt that not only does the general population think he is fantastic, he thinks so too. Wearing a [flowing white turtle neck tunic](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/la-robe-ketchup), with an [image of himself on the front](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gap-1), the man who brought us 'Doves Cry' made it known that he is an icon. Wearing an outfit that only he, and Liza Minnelli, could get away with, [Prince at the BET Awards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/purple-rain-house) laid his claim to his Lifetime Achievement Award. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.3/10 - Popularity: 77% | Activity: 45% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Celebs](https://www.trendhunter.com/celebs) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Icon Ensembles:** The trend of wearing outfits with one's own image or likeness offers opportunities for personalized merchandise and marketing strategies for personal brands. - **Self-promotion Fashion:** The trend of wearing clothing items that serve as self-promotion showcases opportunities for innovative ways to advertise products and services through fashion. - **Celebrity Fan Merchandise:** The trend of wearing outfits featuring images of celebrities opens opportunities for companies to create and market merchandise based on fan culture. ### Where This Applies - **Fashion and Apparel:** The fashion and apparel industry can leverage the trend of icon ensembles as a way to create personalized merchandise and capitalize on self-promotion fashion. - **Marketing and Advertising:** The marketing and advertising industry can explore innovative strategies by incorporating self-promotion fashion through branded clothing and influencer marketing campaigns. - **Entertainment and Media:** The fame and popularity of celebrities can be harnessed by the entertainment and media industry to create and market fan merchandise based on their images. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Iconic Band Apparel Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/freaks-store-2.md) - [Music-Honoring Shirt Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eton-1.md) - [Peace-Resembling Dress Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/peace-dress.md) - [Music-Legend-Inspired Overnight Stays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/purple-rain-house.md) - [Iconic Rock Band-Inspired Menswear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-beatles-collection.md) - [Singer-Themed Art Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flannels-x.md) - [Legacy Artist-Themed T-Shirts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gap-1.md) - [Cult Film-Inspired High Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-lion-king-collection.md) - [Iconic Singer-Starring Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/saint-laurent-and-diana-ross.md)