Mary J. Blige's signature knee-high boots now and then!
From white-hot leather to black snakeskin signature style, Mary J. Blige's knee-high boots evolution!
When it involves fashion, Mary J. Blige isn't afraid to require risks. But there's one piece of clothing that the 51-year-old singer always wears: her knee-high boots.
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The "Family Affair" singer has made it a degree to include fantastic footwear into her on-stage performances and red carpet costumes since the first 2000s. She's collaborated with designers to make unique outfits and wore runway-inspired footwear.
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Her desire to wear boots rather than heels began early in her career.
Blige noted in an exceedingly 2018 interview with The Cut that her design choices weren't just a mirrored image of her "tomboy" demeanour (she "hated"), but also a method for "survival" within the industry. She noted at the time,
"I worked with plenty of men and grew up around plenty of men." "I didn't want them to stare at me in such how." I sat and chatted like them, whether or not it absolutely was subconsciously, in order that they wouldn't think I used to be a girl."
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Her original shoe style was shorter, flatter boots that fell slightly below the knee, but she soon progressed to thigh-high boots with tiny heels.
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Misa Hylton, Blige's stylist, spoke with NYLON in 2021 about the singer's progress. "Whatever point we were at in our lives, our creative process has always been incredibly genuine and authentic," she remarked. Then, as we both evolved as young ladies, the fashions continued to evolve, but we always kept those hip hop features like hoop earrings and therefore the buskin become a thigh-high boot, and so on," she continued.
During her halftime performance at the 2022 Super Bowl, the Queen of Hip Hop introduced a special pair of Peter Dundas leather boots. The shoes were exquisite, with silver floral appliques, and came with an identical hat and suit. Fans were enthralled by the complete ensemble, with many rushing to social media to precise their adoration.
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