00:00Hello. I'm back. Did you miss me?
00:05Yes! Okay, good.
00:07Alright, so I know this is a beauty carnival, but do we have some fashion lovers in the house?
00:15I thought so. I'm a little biased, but I think black women in general are the most stylish and beautiful people in the world.
00:23So, I know that we're all beauty and fashion obsessed. Well, if you are fashion obsessed, then you are going to love this next segment.
00:32Because we have two fashion icons. I don't use icons lightly. Icons coming to the stage.
00:39But ladies first, I want to introduce our first lady. And again, I'm big on receipts, so I'm going to tell you a little bit about this icon.
00:49For over 25 years, Misa Hilton has been at the forefront of trendsetting in fashion, music, and culture.
00:59She is acclaimed for shaping the fundamentals of style in 90s R&B and hip-hop culture and transforming them into something new, bold, and defining. Facts.
01:09Misa has conceived groundbreaking styles for the world's biggest celebrities. I'm going to rattle off a few, but there's more than this.
01:16Beyonce, Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, Little Kim, 50 Cent, Missy Elliott, Faith Evans, Sean Combs, Camoralee Simmons, and way more.
01:28Today, she continues to revolutionize fashion at various levels, teaching a new generation of stylists at her Misa Hilton Fashion Academy.
01:38She has collaborated with major brands, and her trendsetting work has appeared on the red carpet events and in the pages of our very own Essence magazine.
01:47Please, actually, I'm going to, before I even welcome her out, again, I'm big on receipts, we have a little sizzle reel to show you of some of her most iconic moments.
02:25Please join me in welcoming
02:54the iconic Miss Misa Hilton.
03:00Hey sis, yes!
03:04What up?
03:06With a look, of course.
03:09Love you.
03:10Take a seat right here, my love.
03:12Right here.
03:13Alright, my next guest, again, iconic.
03:17With his iconic store
03:21on 125th Street,
03:22Dapper Dan.
03:24He pioneered street wear
03:27in the early 1980s,
03:29co-opting luxury branding
03:30to design original garments
03:32with high-end detail.
03:34Known for using exquisite leathers,
03:36furs, and other fine materials,
03:38he first drew in
03:41powerful New York City hustlers
03:42as clientele, who all
03:44came due to his strong street rep
03:46as a legendary professional
03:49gambler and dandy.
03:50He then went on
03:52to outfit entertainers as well
03:53and other celebrities
03:55including Eric B.M. Rakim,
03:59LL Cool J,
04:00Salt-N-Pepa, Mike Tyson,
04:02Missy Elliott,
04:03Jay-Z,
04:03Beyonce,
04:04Aaliyah,
04:05Pete Diddy,
04:06Floyd Mayweather,
04:07and many, many more.
04:08Dapper Dan has been featured
04:12on platforms including
04:13the New York Times,
04:15Elle,
04:16Vogue,
04:16W,
04:17Vanity Fair,
04:18The New Yorker,
04:19CNN,
04:21Netflix,
04:21and of course,
04:22he was our cover story
04:23for last September's Essence.
04:25His work has been on display
04:29at the Smithsonian,
04:31the museum at FIT,
04:33the Metropolitan Museum of Art,
04:35and the Museum of Modern Art.
04:37Dapper Dan's boutique reopened
04:39in 2017 in a major partnership
04:42with Gucci.
04:43His upcoming memoir
04:44is set to release
04:45via Random House
04:46on July 9th.
04:49Please, actually,
04:51again, receipts.
04:52I would like to also show you
04:54a little clip
04:55on Dapper Dan
04:57before he hits the stage.
04:58So, let's play that.
05:00The icon of...
05:03The icon of...
05:13Uptown style
05:14Dapper Dan.
05:19I don't know
05:20if it's showing.
05:22A little technical dip.
05:23Oh, there we are.
05:54Please help me in welcoming the iconic Dabber Dan.
06:01Yes!
06:04Looking dapper, per usual. Give me a hug.
06:10I mean, come on! Look at this stage, y'all!
06:17I mean...
06:19Wow, hello, hello, hello, hello.
06:21Okay, so, I mean, you guys are legends.
06:24This is incredible to have you both hitting this stage right now.
06:27We obviously want to jump in because we don't have all day,
06:31even though I could spend all day talking to you guys.
06:33And I have spent all day talking to you guys sometimes on the phone, in person.
06:37You guys just have such legendary careers.
06:39And I want to hear a little bit about the start, right?
06:42Like, a bridged version of how you got into this.
06:46What, you know, how did you guys make a name for yourselves in this industry?
06:51This is a hard industry to crack into fashion, especially as people of color, as you all know.
06:56So, tell me a little bit about, we'll start with you, Misa.
06:59How you kind of got into this.
07:00Because you've been designing for everyone.
07:03And styling for everyone.
07:05Yeah, so I started...
07:07I started...
07:10I can't...
07:11I can't...
07:12Is it... Is the mic working?
07:14Can you guys hear her?
07:15No!
07:16Wow.
07:18I started...
07:20Now, it's actually 28 years ago.
07:23And I started...
07:2528 years.
07:2628 years, yes.
07:28I started with assisting Puffy when he was overseeing the Jodeci project at Uptown Records.
07:36And, um, I always had, like, a natural...
07:39And I always had, like, a natural...
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