One of my favorite popstars is Nicki Minaj and the reason just has to do with her unique style and looks.
First of all she knows how to switch it up and give a new creative twist to her many outfits. Not to be seen in the same costume twice, we can expect a really entertaining fashion statement from our hip hop barbie.
As can be seen in her visit to YSL in New York City where she was the host for fashion week, it was nice to see her tone down her style for the event.
She was in an asian inspired black and gold kimono, with her shimmering braclets and black hair updo decorated with chopsticks.
Her signature pink lipstick was on point and I love the beautiful torqouise eyeshadow above her taranchula eyelashes.
How to Look Like Nicki
If you follow celebrity hot new looks then you will want to get this look for special occasions. The first thing you will want to do is to match her 1B hair color either by dying it or adding hair extensions. Depending on how long you plan on wearing this style it may be best to just purchase a custom wig that is easily worn up high on top of your head.
It looks to me that the wig or hairpiece will need to be extra long in order to get the rounded pinned curls on top, remember the hair must be secured with bobbie pins because the chop sticks are just for a dramatic visual effect not to hold the hair in place.
The hair accessory known as hair sticks work well when styling long hair and one place that I found that sells them are on eBay for really cheap less than $5 dollars for a set of hair chopsticks.
Kimono Inspired Look
Next you will need to buy a black kimono with gold trim, if you are unable to find the exact pattern you can find a long black dress or make the outfit from scratch if your good with the needle and thread.
Seriously though you can probably find this in your local 2nd hand or thrift store, not to mention discount fashion outlets.
But if you want to spend a pretty penny then it is for sale at shop style and I thought the variety of lengths and fabrics looked really chic.
The prices were under $100 dollars, but if your on a budget like me than you will want to try eBay for the dress, the prices are $30 dollars or less in the clothing section.
Now I can not end this post with out talking about the handbag and the shoes, they were so fab. Some would describe her look as a African American Geisha girl, What do you think?
The Japanese style that the pink friday singer wore to the NY Fashion Night Out, had plenty of fans going crazy outside of the Yves Saint Laurent store front.
Platform High Heels
In her Gold and Black Suede Lucy High Heel Strap Pumps for $1,095.00.
Ms.super bass star accessorized it with a large top handle YSL Cabas Chyc Black Leather Handbag which costs $1,995.00.
I noticed the dual gold cuff bracelets and they look so sophisticated and really brings the whole outfit together.
To achieve this celebrity look from head to toe you can always mix and match to create your own version of this fashion forward kimono-inspired dress.