Misa Hylton is an American stylist and fashion designer.
20 Facts About Misa Hylton
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Misa Hylton is a global creative partner for MCM and was the centerpiece of the 2019 documentary The Remix: Hip Hop x Fashion.
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Misa Hylton was raised in Mount Vernon, New York to a mother who is of Japanese and Jamaican heritage, and a father who is African American.
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Misa Hylton enjoyed fashion from a young age and was a hip-hop fan.
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Misa Hylton listened to hip-hop radio stations and envisioned what the artists might be wearing.
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Misa Hylton began working in fashion when she was a 17-year-old high school student, when she assisted on a Jodeci music video.
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Misa Hylton was the designer and stylist for the purple jumpsuit and pasty that Lil' Kim wore to the 1999 VMAs.
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Misa Hylton stated that she focused on innovation and risk-taking with her early styles, and connected that pattern to being a member of the "hip hop generation".
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Misa Hylton took inspiration from The Wiz for the fashion in Lil' Kim's "Crush on You" video.
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Misa Hylton styled Lil' Kim for her solo debut album, Hard Core.
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When she was 21, Misa Hylton founded Chyna Doll Enterprises and provided stylists for video shoots, magazine covers, and public appearance.
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Misa Hylton has spoken on the issues she faced as a young woman of color in the fashion world.
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The fashion her clients wore was referred to as "ghetto fabulous," which Misa Hylton called "hip hop glam," and was not accepted by the mainstream fashion world.
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When Lil' Kim gained credibility after a MAC campaign, Misa Hylton's clients began to be courted by fashion houses such as Galliano.
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Misa Hylton stated in an Billboard interview that one of her favorite brands to borrow clothing from is Versace, in part because they featured Naomi Campbell as a model when dark skinned models were rarely walked by major fashion houses.
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Misa Hylton starred in the documentary, The Remix: Hip Hop x Fashion, about the role of fashion in hip-hop.
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Misa Hylton styled and provided fashion direction for Paper's November 2020 Flo Milli editorial shoot, which included a custom denim bustier, panty, pasties, and headwrap.
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In 2021, Misa Hylton launched her INC fashion collection for Macy's department stores.
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Misa Hylton is credited with shaping the way women rappers dressed in the 90s, and those styles are thought to influence women artists today.
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Misa Hylton encouraged her first professional styling clients, Jodeci, to wear modern, casual clothing including hoodies and backwards hats instead of the de rigueur formal clothes and hard bottom shoes.