“It couldn’t have been done with anyone else. Aaliyah’s energy, her competence, her swagger was just as much of the equation as the wardrobe was. If I was to put that on someone else, it would have looked and felt completely different. Aaliyah always hit the mark with the right balance of everything: masculine, feminine, sexiness, and innocence.” - Stylist, Derek Lee (Dazed Magazine • September 10, 2021) [📸: Hamish Brown • Contour by Getty Images ❤️]

















