A new book, Fashion Killa: How Hip-Hop Revolutionized High Fashion, advocates for Lil’ Kim to get her flowers.
Historically, luxury fashion has had a long-standing, fraught relationship with the hip-hop world. Despite its contingent past, the connection between the two is something that has existed since the inception of the genre 50 years ago. Image, self-presentation, and perception are an integral part of hip-hop. Image-makers like Misa Hylton and June Ambrose tapped into that special connection early on and turned their clients into the most visually referenced acts to date.
About three years ago, I was following the Met Gala coverage, and all of a sudden people were really excited to see what Cardi B was wearing on those steps; it was a very interesting changing of the guard. But while that was going on, it was quite surprising that there wasn’t anyone really documenting the journey. We see the result, someone like Pharrell becoming the creative director of Louis Vuitton, but it took a long time to get to that very historic moment.
I think it was really important for rappers to be a part of the narrative and in their own voice. Oftentimes, when discussing an anthology, it can be a bit dry and read like a textbook. So much of the story is pushed through by these vivid characters, and who better to tell their story than themselves? I had a great conversation with Pusha T. We probably spoke for about two hours, but only parts of the conversation made it into the book.
Going back to sumptuary laws, it’s really this notion that only the people in power say who deserves to wear something, whether it’s a certain fabric or color, and that luxury fashion is relegated to people of a certain stature. Now, it’s more so who can afford it versus who’s allowed to. But a lot of that feeling and sentiment, I think, still very much permeates the industry.
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