Fri, 20 September 2019 at 3:01 pm

Liam Payne Talks Surprising Inspiration Behind His Hugo Boss Line

Liam Payne flashes a grin while showing off his HUGO x Liam Payne line at Bloomingdale’s Studio 59!

The former One Direction member stepped out for the event held on Thursday night (September 19) in New York City.

The event consisted of a private cocktail party at the retailer’s Studio 59 bar space followed by a meet-and-greet with fans.

The line, which features chevrons, was inspired by one of Liam‘s tattoos.

“The funniest thing about this situation is that when I got the tattoo when I was maybe 19, I woke up in the morning — I was heavily drunk when I got it — and my arm was really hurting, and I looked down and was like, ‘What the hell have I done?’” he told Page Six Style at the event.

“I was literally still in bed Googling ‘tattoo removal,’” he continued. “I really regretted it for a while — but I don’t know, with tattoos over time, I find that they just become part of you. And then when I got to the [Hugo Boss] meeting and they were showing me designs and drawings, I only saw one thing, and was like, that’s it.”

“I didn’t want to be one of those people who plasters their name on everything,” Liam Payne added. “I wanted to make clothes that were so good that people who didn’t know me would buy them anyway.”

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