From toddler-height bowler hats to afrofuturistic beauty looks, Erykah Badu has pulled inspiration from everywhere. Here, revisit her most memorable looks over the years.
in 1997, she arrived with a fully formed, inimitable aesthetic. The Dallas-born and -raised star, whose real name is Erica Wright, fashioned a star-is-born image that deftly mixed and mashed references to varied parts of the African diaspora. Rastifan, afrofuturistic, urban streetwear, contemporary Africa—there were no borders around Badu’s pool of inspiration. That has remained true over the course of her career.
Badu was dishing out iconic outfits even in her career’s infancy. The star repped the Big D with a red long-sleeve jersey emblazoned with “DALLAS” that she paired with a long, flowing red skirt and a striped head wrap in 1999. The result felt simultaneously rooted in Americana and Africana. The singer developed a penchant for daring, and slightly kooky, red-carpet looks early on, too.
Badu has been unafraid to lean into culturally loaded beauty and fashion, routinely donning bangles and arm cuffs, tribal makeup, and kente cloth. But her approach never feels heady or laborious. Case in point: Badu keeping things fresh and fun with a denim-on-demin-on-denim look at the 1999 Soul Train Awards.
The star has not rested on her laurels over the years, either. Steady reinvention and evolution are at the heart of her style journey. The release of Badu’s 2000 album,, saw the star lean into even bolder looks: green-tinged micro braids for the 2002 Grammys red carpet; an afro and a cutoff band-tee for the same event a year later. She even has generated buzz for wearing, well, nothing.
In more recent years, Badu has embraced boldly oversized silhouettes and pieces. Think toddler-height bowler hats, voluminous overcoats, dramatic bell sleeves, a suit dress with a train evocative of freshly picked cotton. The evolution feels like a natural and exciting progression for a star who has said a lot through her fashion. As of late, she has turned more and more to luxury brands for assistance, most notably Thom Browne.
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