From the minute she arrived on the scene in 1999, Eve carved out a spot for herself within the male-dominated hip-hop panorama. As the primary feminine artist signed to Ruff Ryders, the Philly native introduced a sure grit each to her music and elegance, fusing an androgynous, hard-edged avenue type with female touches.
Prints, furs, camo, and reversion jerseys, Eve carried the proverbial style torch of early-aughts style proudly and made it look good.
Like her circulate, her type is singular and unmistakable. From donning a latex street swimsuit to a siren-red fur to match her punkish pixie minimize, Eve had everybody asking, ‘Who’s That Lady?” after dropping her landmark album Scorpion.
Like most of the feminine emcees who got here earlier than her – Trina, Lauryn, and Missy – Eve tailored the around-the-way lady look and introduced it to the pink carpet. She may rep Philly initiatives and Chanel couture, generally in a single outfit. For this self-proclaimed “pitbull in a skirt,” subtlety was by no means Eve’s factor.
On this photograph essay, we rejoice a few of Eve’s most iconic seems to be, from her Ruff Ryder days to her pink carpet realness.
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