Her milkshake brings all the boys to the yard and her fashion brings all the looks to the runway! Give the good sis Kelis her props because she is one of the sole sources of inspiration for today's "edgy" look. Gray hair, pink, blue, and green dyed curls, flashy jumpsuits rocked by your favorite IG models, the singer already been there and did that. Hands down, Kelis has always one of my top five most influential fashion icons.

As a pre-teen growing up in the 2000's, her edginess always spoke to my budding edginess. I already rocked with her, but when the "Bossy" music video dropped when I graduated from 8th grade, it was over. I was absolutely mesmerized by the aesthetics. The short hair, the luxuriousness, the "Mrs Jones" necklace, the grill. It instantly became one of my personal theme songs.


Without a doubt, she was ahead of her time and the Queen of the early 2000's fashion. Not only were her music videos like "Get Along With You" and "Acapella" on some next level shit, but she followed up in her real life style.

Here's a look at her evolutionary looks:

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