8. James Brown

  &amp;quot;James Brown is the perfect example of flashy but classy. Classy doesn&amp;#39;t have to mean boring. His gear was flamboyant but without being so over the top. The cape was probably the biggest part of his persona. He looked like Superman. His career spans so many decades and he was relevant for so long, but he really updated with the times. He went from the conk in the &amp;#39;50s to his signature straightened look. For me, the formula is not having a formula.&amp;quot;