Why Simon Cowell wears the same outfit every day
Britt Jones
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Simon Cowell's new Netflix show has shed some light on his unique fashion habits.
The X-Factor creator has had a very well-known wardrobe throughout the decades.
From a deep V-neck white shirt and light wash denim trousers to his latest charcoal t-shirt and blue jeans combo, Simon's clothing has become somewhat of a uniform.
Previously dubbed as his ‘two uniforms du choix’ by The Guardian, the 66-year-old's choice of outfits is almost as famous as him, with his orange glasses recently gaining attention.
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But there’s a reason why he has planned things out that way.
In an episode of his newly released Netflix show, Simon Cowell: The Next Act, the producer was seen rallying his latest boyband in Miami, US, and also taking care of some personal business.
When it comes to the music mogul, it appears that his professional life isn’t the only thing he has on a strict routine.
In one moment in the programme, Simon can be seen pulling his wife Lauren Silverman for a private chat, where he tells her: “I haven’t had the invoice.”
At this point, the topic of their conversation isn’t clear, but Simon does seem to be worried.
His wife then says to him: “Then obviously the order wasn’t placed - that's how it works. You pay for something and then the order gets placed.”
After a tense moment, Simon then replies before walking out of the room: “You know what? I’ll deal with it.”
So, what was it all about? According to Lauren, Simon wears the exact same outfit daily, and for one simple reason.
“Do you know he orders like a hundred t-shirts at a time, and they’re all the same. They all look the exact same - well, they are exactly the same,” she revealed to the cameras.
She explained that Simon had wanted 50 shirts and 50 polo shirts, because he ‘takes a long time to make decisions’.
According to Lauren, wearing the same thing every day is ‘one less thing’ for him to think about.
Now, Simon isn’t the only celebrity reported to have done this, as Apple co-founder Steve Jobs famously wore a black turtleneck and denim jeans for decades so that he also wouldn’t have to waste time on thinking about fashion when he could be saving his energy for his global tech company.
Giorgio Armani, Karl Lagerfeld and Roberto Cavalli all did a similar thing, to different extents, and it seemed to have worked out for them.