Street Style: Drake fans dress to impress at OVO Fest
Street Style: Drake fans dress to impress at OVO Fest
By Shannon Baldwin | August 6, 2015
By Shannon Baldwin | 08/06/2015
(Images: Becca Lemire)
It wasn’t just city councillor Norm Kelly that got charged up last weekend: Drake fans from all over represented The 6 as they converged on the Molson Amphitheatre for the sixth annual OVO Fest, and they did it in style. From Raptors jerseys and owl-branded apparel to matching tracksuits and statement accessories, concert-goers blended casual comf0rt with high fashion for the final night of the three-day festival. Here are 14 looks that even Drizzy himself would deem worthy.
321562 <strong>Name:</strong> Sade Hudson, Jofina Victor<br />
<strong>Age:</strong> Both 21<br />
<strong>Profession:</strong> Works for a plumbing company, environmental biology student at York University<br />
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Sade: "She got tickets the first year, but her friend cancelled so she asked me go. Now I’m more obsessed with Drake than she is and we go every year—always in our matching outfits."<br />
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Jofina: "This is our sixth year coming for OVO. It’s always a different outfit, but we’ve matched every year. This year we knew we had to wear the white owl." (Image: Becca Lemire) https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-jofina-sade-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-jofina-sade.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-jofina-sade.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/style/ovo-fest-drake-molson-amphitheatre/slide/toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-jofina-sade/ toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-jofina-sade 0 0
(Image: Becca Lemire)
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321565 <strong>Name:</strong> Kristina McGarry<br />
<strong>Age:</strong> 26<br />
<strong>Profession:</strong> Owns an accounting firm<br />
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"I collect a lot of neon, but this is just a Coach purse I’ve had in my closet for a long time. Since OVO is a casual concert, I wanted to dress with that pop of neon." https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-kristina-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-kristina.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-kristina.jpg 800 1200 [] https://torontolife.com/style/ovo-fest-drake-molson-amphitheatre/slide/toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-kristina/ toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-kristina 0 0
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321567 <strong>Name:</strong> Nabila Neo Bukri, Antwi Atuahene<br />
<strong>Age:</strong> 28, 30<br />
<strong>Profession:</strong> Makeup artist, professional basketball player<br />
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Nabila: "I wear whatever I feel like. I’m a makeup artist, so as long as I’ve got my makeup done, I can wear anything."<br />
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Antwi: "My chain holds particular significance for me. It’s the championship ring I won last week at the OVO Bounce tournament and a championship tag I won two weeks ago." https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-nabila-antwi-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-nabila-antwi.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-nabila-antwi.jpg 800 1200 [] https://torontolife.com/style/ovo-fest-drake-molson-amphitheatre/slide/toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-nabila-antwi/ toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-nabila-antwi 0 0
321569 <strong>Name:</strong> Olivia Scott<br />
<strong>Age:</strong> 36<br />
<strong>Profession:</strong> Project manager in Washington, D.C.<br />
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"I was going for a bit of a bohemian look. I like to wear bright colours and lots of patterns, but I don’t get to wear them often. My chucks are my favourite. They’re super comfortable because I put gel insoles in them, but they’re also a classic sneaker."<br />
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321559 <strong>Name:</strong> Dasha Prada<br />
<strong>Age:</strong> 26<br />
<strong>Profession:</strong> Stylist and makeup artist<br />
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"I’m not actually pierced; the septum ring is an accessory. I’m big into adding anything that brings my outfit to life, like my nails—my nails are always awesome. I go somewhere to get them done, but I usually come up with the designs." https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-dasha-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-dasha.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-dasha.jpg 800 1200 [] https://torontolife.com/style/ovo-fest-drake-molson-amphitheatre/slide/toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-dasha/ toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-dasha 0 0
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321561 <strong>Name:</strong> Ameka Andeh, Jaylen Rosteing<br />
<strong>Age:</strong> 18, 16<br />
<strong>Profession:</strong> Model, student<br />
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Ameka: "My family is involved in OVO, so I was brought up as a Drake fan. I wanted to support his brand, and orange is great for summer festivities. We always like to complement our outfits with chains, but we change up our accessories all the time."<br />
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Jaylen: "We didn’t plan to match, but we bought them at the same time today. We wanted to wear Drake’s brand to OVO Fest and these outfits just came out." https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-jaylen-ameka-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-jaylen-ameka.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-jaylen-ameka.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/style/ovo-fest-drake-molson-amphitheatre/slide/toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-jaylen-ameka/ toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-jaylen-ameka 0 0
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321566 <strong>Name:</strong> Madeline Caplice<br />
<strong>Age:</strong> 24<br />
<strong>Profession:</strong> Nurse in Chicago<br />
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"I bought this shirt about six months ago. It was mostly for Drake, but I also love the Raptors logo. Well, the old Raptors logo. I’m not into the new logo. I like the cartoon raptor." https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-madeline-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-madeline.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-madeline.jpg 800 1200 [] https://torontolife.com/style/ovo-fest-drake-molson-amphitheatre/slide/toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-madeline/ toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-madeline 0 0
321572 <strong>Name:</strong> Porshia Tomlin<br />
<strong>Age:</strong> 31<br />
<strong>Profession:</strong> ER doctor<br />
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"I saw this skirt on Instagram—Christina Milian had it on—so I ordered it from Topshop and then paired it with this cute little top. This is my first time with blue hair. And I got engaged today on top of the CN Tower, so my day has been pretty grand." https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-porshia-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-porshia.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-porshia.jpg 800 1200 [] https://torontolife.com/style/ovo-fest-drake-molson-amphitheatre/slide/toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-porshia/ toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-porshia 0 0
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321570 <strong>Name:</strong> Asare Sarpong, Oswald Aidoo<br />
<strong>Age:</strong> Both 26<br />
<strong>Profession:</strong> Software developer, marketer<br />
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Asare: "We actually got these shirts at the same time. They were free at the Raptors' first playoff game. They’re not our favourite shirts, but every once in a while you’ve got to break them out."<br />
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Oswald: "We didn’t plan to match, but when I showed up at his house and he saw my shirt, he decided to throw his on. They fit the occasion, since it’s Drake night and there’s this whole "6" thing." https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-oswald-asare-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-oswald-asare.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-oswald-asare.jpg 800 1200 [] https://torontolife.com/style/ovo-fest-drake-molson-amphitheatre/slide/toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-oswald-asare/ toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-oswald-asare 0 0
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321563 <strong>Name:</strong> Kelly Anderson, Julie Schmitt<br />
<strong>Age:</strong> 26, 23<br />
<strong>Profession:</strong> Both teachers<br />
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Kelly: "I got my outfit like an hour ago at Caribana, but I hate my pants—I’m so embarrassed by them. I don’t know what I was thinking."<br />
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Julie: I planned a lot. I’ve been planning my outfit since I got my tickets months ago. We may be teachers, but we love the tomboy look—we’re boys, we dress like boys." https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-julie-kelly-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-julie-kelly.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-julie-kelly.jpg 800 1200 [] https://torontolife.com/style/ovo-fest-drake-molson-amphitheatre/slide/toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-julie-kelly/ toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-julie-kelly 0 0
321574 <strong>Name:</strong> Rachel Thomas<br />
<strong>Age:</strong> 22<br />
<strong>Profession:</strong> Works for a condo developer<br />
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"I’d describe my look as naked and super sexy—I like to be sexy all the time. Even in the condo business it’s always heels and pencil skirts—tight-fitted everything is how I go out every day. But I’m usually either in black or white, so I decided today to add a little gold." https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-rachel-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-rachel.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-rachel.jpg 800 1200 [] https://torontolife.com/style/ovo-fest-drake-molson-amphitheatre/slide/toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-rachel/ toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-rachel 0 0
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321575 <strong>Name:</strong> Nathaniel Jembere, Ruth Getachew<br />
<strong>Age:</strong> 27, 28<br />
<strong>Profession:</strong> Healthcare worker, works in pharmaceuticals<br />
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Nathaniel: "I’m a big Drake fan, I have been since way back in the day—I even watched Degrassi episodes because Drake was in it. So I made these shirts for today. Every year he always has to come up with something new. He always keeps it up and gives people what they want, so that’s why I used the artwork from his newest album."<br />
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321577 <strong>Name:</strong> Caitlin Kelly, Shanna Graham<br />
<strong>Age:</strong> Both 22<br />
<strong>Profession:</strong> Bartender, cleaner<br />
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Caitlin: "I saw the pants and thought they were really sick, so I wanted something revealing on top. My top is my favourite thing I’m wearing. I bought it for OVO."<br />
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Shanna: "I, on the other hand, spent time looking around and planning my outfit until I found something appropriate for the concert."<br />
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Caitlin: "I wasn’t worried about appropriateness."<br />
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321580 <strong>Name:</strong> Tarzan Omene<br />
<strong>Age:</strong> 19<br />
<strong>Profession:</strong> Law student at U of T<br />
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"I’m feeling my heritage today; I’m feeling real home-y. I was born and raised in Nigeria—it’s my second home—and this is from there. It’s a traditional dashiki. I want to wear it as often as I can, but it’s very hard to get, so I try to keep it for special occasions like OVO." https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-tarzan-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-tarzan.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-tarzan.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/style/ovo-fest-drake-molson-amphitheatre/slide/toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-tarzan/ toronto-street-style-ovo-fest-drake-tarzan 0 0
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The girl in the yankess cap is fine.
a bunch of these people are just in regular-ass t-shirt and jeans or tops and skirts. wtf, this is style now?