#cavalli rtw f/w 2000

[shealsoworeit]

We all know about the time our BabyGirl, Aaliyah, wore this flamboyant Cavalli dress at the VMAs in 2000. The Robert Cavalli floor-length striped gown, with a cowl neckline and high-slit lined with feathers was showcased for his Fall/Winter 2000 Ready-To-Wear collection during Milan Fashion Week. The dress (in yellow and black) has remained synonymous with Aaliyah’s style and even spawned a Kim K reference on instagram. Upon posting herself in a red and black version of the dress, Kim’s comments were immediately filled with Aaliyah shoutouts and comparisons.

However, it seems Aaliyah isn’t the only one fit for a shoutout...

Eve (of destruction lol) also wore a version of the Roberto Cavalli in green and black! Funny enough, Eve wore it just days before Aaliyah would stun on the VMA red carpet at the 6th annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards on Sept. 2nd, 2000 (VMAs were Sept. 7). 

While Aaliyah has paired the dress with an open-toe strappy black heel and no jewelry (although, she may have earrings. I can’t ever tell! Does anyone know if she’s wearing earrings??), Eve has paired the dress with calf-high black leather boots, a diamond necklace, and bracelet. Eve’s styling gives her a more edgy appeal, the green color adds to the punk rock feel of the overall look, and her signature pinkish red short hair nails the theme down.

I wonder what it was about Aaliyah’s styling that makes this dress an iconic look on her, but just another red carpet dress for Eve. Why isn’t this same dress synonymous with Eve? I think it may have to do with Aaliyah’s untimely passing...we simply only have a finite amount of looks to remember her by. Plus, with the exclusion of major accessories, the yellow color so smoothly complimenting her bronze skin, and the natural makeup, she resembles the very trophy she’s holding. Take the photo– the shadow beneath the trophy and the highlight of its gold body mirror the black of the carpet and the yellow of her dress. It’s magnificent! 

RIP BabyGirl.

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