Pit Bull In A Skirt: Reflecting On Eve’s Iconic Fashion Moments

Eve burst onto the scene with audacious paw print tattoos and an simple expertise that set her other than her friends.  As Ruff Ryder’s first girl, her expertise positioned her among the many likes of DMX, The LOX, Jadakiss, Swizz Beatz, Types P, and Sheek Louch. By her music, the self-proclaimed “illest vicious pit bull in a skirt” shared tales of heartbreak and love, boasted impenetrable confidence and swagger, and without end etched her identify in Hip-Hop historical past.

Debuting in 1999 with Let There Be Eve…Ruff Ryders’ First Woman, the album featured singles reminiscent of “Gotta Man”, and “Love Is Blind” with Religion Evans. Eve grew to become the third feminine Hip-Hop artist to have her album peak at number-one on the Billboard 200 following Lauryn Hill’s debut album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, in 1998 and Cunning Brown’s second album, Chyna Doll earlier that 12 months.

From there, Eve continued to succeed musically with Scorpion, Eve-Olution, and extra plaques, lauded options, and a Grammy award. Nevertheless, the Philadelphia native didn’t restrict her expertise to the document sales space. In 2003, she launched her first clothes line, Fetish, infusing her private model and edge with ready-to-wear merchandise. Her signature tattoos had been just one factor that licensed Eve as a fashion and wonder trendsetter. Whether or not she rocked a burgundy-toned mini afro and indulgent fur coat or a platinum blonde bob with a form-fitting cocktail gown, the “Gangsta Lovin’” performer turned heads.

She additionally discovered one other lane in appearing, starring within the Barbershop movie collection, and making cameos in extra initiatives. Her eponymous fictional collection Eve ran for 3 years, with the rapper even producing a number of episodes. The checklist of Eve’s on-screen appearances consists of serving as a bunch on The Discuss and most not too long ago appearing on the drama collection Queens in 2022.

In celebration of her forty fifth birthday, have a look under at a few of Eve’s most iconic seems to be all through her profession.