"You a Bad(u) girl and your friends Bad(u) too ! Oh, you got that swag sauce, you drippin' swag-goo !"
My love and obssession for this woman will never waver . Whether she's belting out sultry tunes or making a fashion statement with her headwraps or high top hats looking like she stepped out of the Dallas, Texas version of Alice in Wonderland, Mama Badu is always on point. She embodies the whole "Listen I love this piece and I'm gonna rock it in the most unconventional way and slay" look , something I aspire to be as my sense of style evolves .
Erykah was named the face of the Givenchy Spring 2014 campaign. We see her rocking her signiture afro to quickly transitioning to sleek hair and that quirky top hat in the campaign shoot and looking nothing short of a goddess.
In recent internet news ( that I stumbled across on tumblr ) Creative Director for Givenchy, Ricardo Tisci and Mama Badu did a spread for Paper Mag ( Yes, the same one that Kim did the nude shoot for - which she slayed tbh ) . The snaps taken at a train station, had some "lumming with the homie" type vibe and then that one shot that had a hot and steamy lovers scenario going on which I absolutely loved ! Here, Ricardo reveals how Erykah is one of his idols and the definition of style. He goes on to say, I quote "
Erykah is the perfect Givenchy woman. She has that ambiguity, that contrast of high-end fashion meeting street culture. She'll wear an haute couture dress with Nike sneakers without ever doubting the association". Erykah Badu undoubtly embodies unconventional glamour and oozes raw elegance . (read more about it here ) .
Pictures by Theo Wenner
