Aaliyah rose to fame with a laid-back, edgy style. Scroll through the gallery to see some of her best looks from the 1990s and early 2000s.
Aaliyah rose to fame with a laid-back, edgy style. Scroll through the gallery to see some of her best looks from the 1990s and early 2000s.
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Aaliyah performing at The Forum in Inglewood, California, in 1997 in a strappy bikini top with a vinyl coat and baggy pants.
Aaliyah performing at The Forum in Inglewood, California, in 1997 in a strappy bikini top with a vinyl coat and baggy pants.
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Aaliyah performing "Try Again," from the soundtrack to her movie "Romeo Must Die," on "The Jay Leno Show" in 2000.
Aaliyah performing "Try Again," from the soundtrack to her movie "Romeo Must Die," on "The Jay Leno Show" in 2000.
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Aaliyah wearing a yellow zebra-print Roberto Cavalli gown as she won Best Female Video and Best Video from a Film at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2000 for "Try Again."
Aaliyah wearing a yellow zebra-print Roberto Cavalli gown as she won Best Female Video and Best Video from a Film at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2000 for "Try Again."
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Aaliyah and co-star Jet Li at the premiere of "Romeo Must Die" in 2000.
Aaliyah and co-star Jet Li at the premiere of "Romeo Must Die" in 2000.
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"She never wanted to look too far away from achievable for any girl on the street," said Aaliyah's stylist, Derek Lee.
"She never wanted to look too far away from achievable for any girl on the street," said Aaliyah's stylist, Derek Lee.
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"People didn't really understand how she always wanted to have this tomboy chic look," Lee said. "So they would try and change her style."
"People didn't really understand how she always wanted to have this tomboy chic look," Lee said. "So they would try and change her style."
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Aaliyah arriving at MTV's 20th anniversary event in 2001.
Aaliyah arriving at MTV's 20th anniversary event in 2001.
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Aaliyah performing in Tommy Hilfiger 1997.
Aaliyah performing in Tommy Hilfiger 1997.
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Aaliyah at the 2001 Essence Awards in New York City.
Aaliyah at the 2001 Essence Awards in New York City.
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Aaliyah during Urban Aid benefit concert in New York City.
Aaliyah during Urban Aid benefit concert in New York City.
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