Eureka! (?) It was the Jean Paul- Gaultier design from Fifth Element c. 1997! In fact JP-G designed 954 costumes for the movie including Chris Tuckers 'Ruby Rhod' ensembles- which were redic. I guess nothing is truly new... some sh*t is just cyclical. The only issue I have is that 'R' is getting flack for how edgy the dress was... when in the movie it was not even an issue (and she had on less).... ah well. I guess its because 'Rih' is a role model as of 11/6/09, go fig.
I love this woman, or at least I think I do. I know there's @ least 2 lightskin dudes who do now... (too soon?).
But I digress, my mind was blown when I saw this weekends(?) images from the AMA. A lot of this artists image is touted as 'edgy', 'groundbreaking' and 'sexy'. Of course we all applaud when people have talent, but what is to be said about originality?
I was impressed by her ability to push the envelope yet again... but I recalled seeing this design before (a long time ago...)...but I couldn't figure out where... If we use our noodles we can see all around us: Kanye's references to japanese anime Akira tmin his "Stronger" video and Lloyd's whisper/singing is eerily similar to Sgt. Hooks (Police Academy) before she gets angry. But to what extent is anything new?