The Unsung Icons of Black Women’s Fashion
AALIYAH
This isn’t one of those posthumous shout outs you give to people to appease their fan base or to help yourself sleep a little better at night. Rather, it’s stating pure fact: Aaliyah was the consummate trend setter throughout her entire career. To deny the fact that women bared midriffs, rocked men’s briefs, and Tommy Hilfiger like it was going out of style because of just a teeny bit of her influence would just be plain bogus. Why do you think people started wearing their bangs over one eye? Her style has influenced the likes of Ciara, Teyana Taylor and a great deal of others that ride the line between tomboy swag and sassy sexiness. Baby girl was a bandana baring chick, who liked oversized clothing and sneakers, but could steal the show in a gown at any given red carpet event. Now that’s a chameleon.
