“I was dating Puffy (Sean “Diddy” Combs) at the time. So when she got the chance to turn her passion into a legitimate career, she was ready - even though she was just 17 years old. Hylton was essentially styling friends and family before she even knew what a stylist was. The New York native tells the Cut she’s always been fascinated by the idea of shaping someone’s image through fashion, hair, and makeup … yes, she was that girl in high school who made prom dresses for her classmates and did their glam better than the professionals. In a decade of minimalism and forgettable trends, Hylton’s over-the-top looks - often characterized by casual streetwear pieces mixed with luxe furs, big bling, and bright colors - broke through the noise and became synonymous with hip-hop culture. Her résumé highlights range from creating Lil’ Kim’s one-sleeve lavender jumpsuit at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards and fur-embellished bodysuit at the Source Hip-Hop Awards later that year to styling music videos for Jodeci, Foxy Brown, and Faith Evans. The stylist turned fashion architect and designer - an early pioneer of the “ghetto fabulous” aesthetic - laid the blueprint for hip-hop style and helped craft the image of its most famous faces throughout the ’90s. Blige, Lil’ Kim, and Missy Elliott, you’ll notice that Misa Hylton is the common thread. If you take a look back at the most iconic hip-hop fashion moments of all time from artists like Mary J.
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