The Unsung Icons of Black Women’s Fashion
- By
Victoria Uwumarogie
EARTHA KITT
Ms. Kitty as I’d like to call her, never did get the kind of props she should have received during her lifetime. Whether it was for her voice, her acting presence or her most dazzling style, she always seemed to sit in the back of people’s minds. But when she walked out of the house, or stepped in front of the silver screen, there was always a sense of bravado to her look. Some called it the look of a “maneater:” poofed up hair, bright sequins, animal prints, vivid colors and mounting accessories that screamed sexual power (think of her as Lady Eloise in Boomerang), Eartha Kitt had a look all her own. And while she was known to most as the original Catwoman, style icon should have come first on her resume.
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