Oscars 2020: Spike Lee pays tribute to Kobe Bryant with red carpet outfit
Spike Lee paid tribute to Kobe Bryant at the Oscars with his outfit, a purple and gold suit with the number 24 stitched on the lapels.
The filmmaker paired the suit – which featured the colours of Bryant’s former team, the Los Angeles Lakers, and his jersey number – with orange trainers, purple glasses and a black cap.
The tribute to the late NBA star, who died in a helicopter crash on 26 January, comes after Lee directed Kobe: Doin’ Work, a 2009 documentary about the former Lakers player.
Ahead of Sunday’s Oscars, Lee shared a photograph of his and wife Tonya Lewis Lee’s outfits on Instagram, where he wrote: “Da Lees are in da house” alongside multiple purple heart emojis.
At last year’s awards, the director, who was nominated for his work on BlacKkKlansman also chose a purple Ozwald Boateng suit, in tribute to Prince.
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He accessorised last year’s look with gold Jordans designed by Tinker Hatfield.
