.MissyElliott's longtime costume designer, juneAmbrose shares how the star revisited two decades worth of music video looks for a show-stopping VMAs set:
celebrated the honor by revisiting two decades of groundbreaking visuals. Her spirited medley of hits like “The Rain,” “Pass That Dutch,” and “Get Ur Freak On” showcased her skills as a performer and the legacy of arresting imagery she and her collaborators have created. Few could pull off LED -laced jumpsuits, or double-dutch braids but Elliott did so with swagger and aplomb. Ifand the opening of the Museum of Missy popup in SoHo were the lead-up, tonight's set provided the cherry on top.
Given the night’s retrospective theme, both felt that revisiting some of those much-loved looks was appropriate. “Missy didn’t want there to be too much of a departure [from the original videos] especially with the graphics,” says Ambrose, who strove to make the costumes merge seamlessly with the special effects. “She wanted to immerse the audience in the nostalgia and stay true to where we were initially as a reminder.
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