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90s hip hop fashion yearbook9/3/2023 ![]() Most recently Dap created the suits for Justin and Christian Combs where they paid homage to Eric B and Rakim’s album cover “Paid in Full” in a music video which was styled by my right hand Jai Hudson. Dep and Black Rob for the video “Let’s Get It.” We created wardrobe for Missy’s toursand a hot pink and black Greek keys (Versace) one piece for her video with Fantasia. We have collaborated on so many projects! We made shorts for rapper Trina made out of real $100 bills I think it took $2k! We created the black and white Fendi Zucca print suits for Puff, G. He also made the legendary snorkel coat for street legend Aberto “Alpo” Martinez so I knew he would bring Missy’s pink snorkle to life in true hip hop fashion. “I knew I wanted to work with Dapper Dan because not only did he understand hip hop culture and style, his workmanship was great and he paid attention to detail. The type of hustler you would see who was fresh to death in any hood in America.” ON WORKING WITH THE LEGENDARY DAPPER DAN I thought that BIG could be that big, black, sexy guy. “I convinced Puff to sign him, when his image was in question. ON TELLING PUFFY TO SIGN THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. Back then, it wasn’t as easy as calling up Gucci – working long before the fashion industry embraced hip hop, Hylton had to purchase luxury clothes for her clients with her own credit card because designers wouldn’t return her calls or confirm showroom appointments.Īs Hard Core turns 12, she tells us more about some of her most iconic moments. Blige, Mase, Foxy Brown, and Jay-Z – in other words, you can’t talk about 90s hip hop and R&B style without mentioning Hylton’s name. Instead of putting them in suits, which was standard at the time, Hylton and Combs dressed them in combat boots, baseball caps, and leather. Hylton got her big break when her boyfriend at the time, Sean “Puffy” Combs, was developing the group Jodeci for Uptown Records. With the help of Hylton, Lil’ Kim quickly became a trailblazing fashion icon with her colourful wigs and provocative playful style that included the “Crush On You” video and red carpet moments like the lilac one-shouldered VMAs catsuit. ![]() Icons include (but are not limited to) Run-D.M.C, LL Cool J, Queen Latifah, N.W.A and Aaliyah and each set their own '90s styling rules that seriously shook up the game. ![]() This photograph embodies everything that the album represented: a powerful woman owning her sexuality, ready to pounce. The '90s was arguably one of the most iconic fashion decades of all time and birthed most of the trends that are still dominating our closet to this day. The cover of Hard Core, styled by Misa Hylton, featured Lil’ Kim in a sheer blouse worn over lingerie, straddling a bear skin with bouquets of roses and a burning fireplace behind her. The 4’11” rapper burst into the music scene like a prolific sexual spitfire that could write rhymes that had more style and finesse than most of the top names in hip hop. On November 12, 1996, Lil’ Kim released her revolutionary solo debut album Hard Core. ![]()
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