Snoop Dogg Shares the Surprisingly Practical Reason He Refuses to Wear Skinny Jeans: ‘Not Doing That’ (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

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Even a style icon likeSnoop Dogghas his limits.In conversation with PEOPLE, the rapper, 52, revealed the one fashion trend he can’t get behind: skinny jeans.“I’m skinny, so it’s going to be a problem getting in and out of these motherf—-ers, so please don’t,” Snoop tells PEOPLE exclusively. “There’s a certain limit to the skinny, you know what I’m saying?“The star continues, “We can’t do that, because I can’t have nobody helping me take my pants off like this, ‘Pull it off for me.’ We ain’t doing that. We are not doing that.“A ’90s hitmaker turned cultural phenomenon, Snoop has become known for his distinct, larger-than-life fashion sense. He credits his creations to stylist and designerTalia Coles, who has been working with the star for years.The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!Snoop Dogg for PEOPLE.Art Streiber"We work together as a great team of ideas and she understands fashion, fabric, she understands my look, my style,” Snoop says of their collaboration. “So it’s easy to work with somebody who can take your ideas and then bring them to life, not just on paper but on your body.“The rapper adds of Coles: “She understands me. So we don’t ever clash.““For example,” he continues, “if I was to do a shoot for Louis Vuitton or Gucci, I would have her go get with them so they wouldn’t pull out something flamboyant that I definitely wouldn’t wear because they like to be experimental in those ads. And we don’t experiment. We bring the fly to the ad. You give us that wardrobe and watch what we do with it.“Snoop Dogg at the 2024 Paris Olympics wearing a shirt with Simone Biles' face on it.Arturo Holmes/Getty ImagesSnoop recently made a splash as a commentator for NBC at the2024 Paris Olympics. At the games, he showed off a series ofcustom T-shirts emblazoned with the faces of Olympians, such as gymnastSimone Bilesand tennis starCoco Gauff.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Amid his Olympics gig, the hip-hop legend appeared in an installment ofVogue’s video seriesIn the Bag, where he shared what he’d been toting around Paris — andjustified his massive handbag collection.“I love bags, backpacks, handbags, tote bags,” he said. “I’m not gonna call it a man purse ‘cause it ain’t. I think I got less than a thousand, more than five hundred.”

Even a style icon likeSnoop Dogghas his limits.

In conversation with PEOPLE, the rapper, 52, revealed the one fashion trend he can’t get behind: skinny jeans.

“I’m skinny, so it’s going to be a problem getting in and out of these motherf—-ers, so please don’t,” Snoop tells PEOPLE exclusively. “There’s a certain limit to the skinny, you know what I’m saying?”

The star continues, “We can’t do that, because I can’t have nobody helping me take my pants off like this, ‘Pull it off for me.’ We ain’t doing that. We are not doing that.”

A ’90s hitmaker turned cultural phenomenon, Snoop has become known for his distinct, larger-than-life fashion sense. He credits his creations to stylist and designerTalia Coles, who has been working with the star for years.

The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!

Snoop Dogg for PEOPLE.Art Streiber

“We work together as a great team of ideas and she understands fashion, fabric, she understands my look, my style,” Snoop says of their collaboration. “So it’s easy to work with somebody who can take your ideas and then bring them to life, not just on paper but on your body.”

The rapper adds of Coles: “She understands me. So we don’t ever clash.”

“For example,” he continues, “if I was to do a shoot for Louis Vuitton or Gucci, I would have her go get with them so they wouldn’t pull out something flamboyant that I definitely wouldn’t wear because they like to be experimental in those ads. And we don’t experiment. We bring the fly to the ad. You give us that wardrobe and watch what we do with it.”

Snoop Dogg at the 2024 Paris Olympics wearing a shirt with Simone Biles’ face on it.Arturo Holmes/Getty Images

Arturo Holmes/Getty Images

Snoop recently made a splash as a commentator for NBC at the2024 Paris Olympics. At the games, he showed off a series ofcustom T-shirts emblazoned with the faces of Olympians, such as gymnastSimone Bilesand tennis starCoco Gauff.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Amid his Olympics gig, the hip-hop legend appeared in an installment ofVogue’s video seriesIn the Bag, where he shared what he’d been toting around Paris — andjustified his massive handbag collection.

“I love bags, backpacks, handbags, tote bags,” he said. “I’m not gonna call it a man purse ‘cause it ain’t. I think I got less than a thousand, more than five hundred.”

source: people.com