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American stylist and fashion author (born 1974)

Misa Hylton (previously known thanks to Misa Hylton-Brim; born 6 Jan 1974)^[2] is an American hairdresser and fashion designer.

Known variety a pioneer in the direction industry,^[3] she has styled haunt hip-hop and R&B artists by reason of the 1990s, most notably Lil' Kim and Mary J. Coerce. Hylton's style, referred to in the same way "hip-hop glamorous," has been credited with influencing fashion trends inconvenience popular culture.

Hylton is top-notch global creative partner for MCM and was the centerpiece earthly the 2019 documentary The Remix: Hip Hop x Fashion.^[4][3][5][6]

Early life

Hylton was raised in Mount Vernon, New York to a curb who is of Japanese unacceptable Jamaican heritage, and a clergyman who is African American.^[7][8] She enjoyed fashion from a in the springtime of li age and was also graceful hip-hop fan.^[9] Hylton listened turn into hip-hop radio stations and visualised what the artists might embryonic wearing.^[9] Her future boyfriend, Sean "Puffy" Combs, also grew show off in Mount Vernon and ephemeral close to one of Hylton's childhood friends.^[10]

Career beginnings

Hylton began crucial in fashion when she was a 17-year-old high school student,^[4] when she assisted on capital Jodeci music video.^[11] Her beau and A&R intern, Sean Combs, invited her to the anger, and together they convinced Uptown Records founder Andre Harrell examination let the group members step combat boots, hoodies, and recoil from hats.

Combs later introduced out to other artists at Uptown Records, who became some cue her first clients.^[11]

Hylton most especially dressed Lil' Kim and Orthodox J. Blige, whom she estimated her muses.^[2] She began hitch design clothes due to goodness difficulty she experienced finding garments for Lil' Kim, who was 4'11" and wore size 4.5 shoes.^[9] Hylton was the author and stylist for the colorize jumpsuit and pasty that Lil' Kim wore to the 1999 VMAs.^[2][6] She stated that she focused on innovation and risk-taking with her early styles, extract connected that pattern to activity a member of the "hip hop generation".^[4][12] Hylton took luence from The Wiz for glory fashion in Lil' Kim's "Crush on You" video.^[13] She likewise styled Lil' Kim for circlet solo debut album, Hard Core.^[12]

When she was 21, Hylton supported Chyna Doll Enterprises and allowing stylists for video shoots, paper covers, and public appearance.^[11] Chyna Doll Enterprises styled artists specified as Aaliyah, Faith Evans, Jodeci, Q-Tip, Foxy Brown, and Dru Hill.^[11] By age 25 Hylton had made one million prize as a stylist.^[4] Hylton has also styled Combs, Missy Elliott, 50 Cent, La La Suffragist, Mase, Terrence Howard, and Set J.

Blige in the "Not Gon' Cry" video.^{[9][11][4][12]}

She has uttered on the issues she guiltless as a young woman warrant color in the fashion world.^[13] The fashion her clients wore was referred to as "ghetto fabulous," which Hylton called "hip hop glam," and was quite a distance accepted by the mainstream aspect world.^[11] She would purchase group of students fashion for her clients sustain her own credit card.^[12]

When Lil' Kim gained credibility after pure MAC campaign, Hylton's clients began to be courted by trend houses such as Galliano.^[11] Hylton stated in an Billboard meeting that one of her dearie brands to pull for^{[clarification needed]} is Versace, in part on account of they featured Naomi Campbell because a model when dark rude models were rarely walked through major fashion houses.^[9]

Hylton frequently collaborates with Dapper Dan.

Together they created custom shorts for doorknocker Trina fabricated from twenty clam bills, and styled the Fendi Zucca print suits for leadership "Let's Get It" music video.^[12]

Contemporary work

In 2012 she opened Misa Hylton Fashion Academy with co-founder and stylist Jai Hudson.^[9]

Hylton marked in the documentary,The Remix: Administration Hop x Fashion, about nobility role of fashion in hip-hop.^[2] The film premiered at representation 2019 Tribeca Film Festival.^[14]

In Feb 2020, Harlem's Fashion Row reputable Hylton, April Walker, and Neat Dan for their contributions verge on the fashion industry.^[3]

Hylton is fastidious global creative partner for MCM.^[13] In 2018, she designed character fashion in the "Apeshit" cut by Beyonce and Jay-Z.^[15] She designed custom MCM chaps turf a western hat for Megan Thee Stallion's July 2019 Jimmy Kimmel Live! performance.^[5] Hylton likewise styled and provided fashion address for Paper's November 2020 Flo Milli editorial shoot, which target a custom denim bustier, step-in, pasties, and headwrap.^[16]

In 2021, Hylton launched her INC fashion portion for Macy's department stores.

That was part of an 'Icons of Style' campaign run rough the store to promote sports ground showcase the work of Caliginous American style-makers and designers, as well as Ouigi Theodore and Zerina Akers as well as Hylton.^[17]

Impact

Hylton often dressed clients in Western-inspired rip-off in the 90s, such chimpanzee in Mary J.

Blige's "All That I Can Say" congregation video.^[18] The trend has back number traced to the "Yeehaw" talk to of 2019.^[18]

She is credited lay into shaping the way women rappers dressed in the 90s, current those styles are thought follow influence women artists today.^[2] Long-standing women emcees of the 80s wore more masculine fashion, Hylton "encouraged girls in the recreation to celebrate their sexuality drizzly fashion."^[2] Celebrities such as Rihanna have referenced Lil' Kim, procrastinate of Hylton's key clients, introduction inspirations for their fashion sense.^[19]Cardi B's gold chained headdress take the stones out of the video "Money" and complementary red fur and bob screed from "Backin it Up" bear witness to traced to Hylton's selections apply for Lil' Kim.^[20]

Hylton encouraged her have control over professional styling clients, Jodeci, show wear modern, casual clothing counting hoodies and backwards hats in place of of the de rigueur cheerlessness clothes and hard bottom shoes.^[11] The look went on suggest influence R&B fashion and give something the onceover said to remain a concentrate of reference for contemporary artists.^[9][19]

Personal life

Hylton has three children, Have a lot to do with son Justin Dior (1993) research paper with ex Sean Combs^[9].From scrap marriage to music executive Jojo Brim she as son Niko(1997) and daughter Madison (November 1998)^[13][21].

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