Style File: Azealia Banks
We take a closer look at the rapper's fearless fashion!
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Cover Girl - Azealia Banks revealed the official artwork of her upcoming EP, 1991, and as expected the femcee who’s captured the attention of the fashion world came with a serious style moment in a top hat shading her eyes, a deep purple lip, leather gloves and a leather skirt. (Photo: Interscope)
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Made You Look - Whether she’s dressing kooky, polished or sexy, there’s always an element in this rapper’s style that makes you give her a second look. (Photo: Courtesy of The Hundreds)
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Harlem World - The Harlem, New York, native’s style is inspired by where she grew up. “Whenever there is a new trend for the urban new, it always gets amplified in Harlem, people from Harlem are the coolest,” Banks has said. (Photo: Interscope)
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Fashion Fans - Azealia is taking the music and fashion scene by storm. Casually one of Karl Largerfelds friends, the singer debuted her song “Bambi” at the Thierry Mugler Fall 2012 runway show in Paris, performed at Kanye West’s fashion presentation, and is set to have her next video produced by Nicola Formichettie, currently Lady Gaga’s stylist. (Photo: Michael Flores for Dossier Journal #9)
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Fashion Week Rounds - Banks made her first ever stop at London Fashion Week on February 19 with a splash! Her colorful hair and candy pink clutch and heels made sure she stood out, though she kept her outfit ladylike with an embroidered cream skirt suit. (Photo: Olga Bermejo/FilmMagic)
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Front Row - Banks snagged a front row seat at Top Shop's Unique Autumn/Winter 2012 runway show during London Fashion Week. She brought the color with long reddish-purple curls and a cobalt leather jacket, which she balanced out with a striped maxi dress from Top Shop. (Photo: Dave M. Benett/Getty Images)
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Purple Haze - Banks switched her hair up in three shades of purple and wore a frock to match for Mulberry’s Firepit Party during the Coachella Music Festival April 3. Gotta love her style versatility! (Photo: Donato Sardella/WireImage)
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Center Stage - The rapper-singer took on her Coachella Music Festival performance (April 14) in a long ombre wig and a striped two-piece getup topped off with edgy boots. (Photo: Karl Walter/Getty Images for Coachella)
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All Dolled Up - Her style has also been of extensive interest among high fashion photographers and magazines. She has been photographed by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin for V magazine, Matt Irwin for GQ magazine, Nicola Formichetti for Elle magazine and Terry Richardson for a "spring fashion" spread in The New York Times style magazine. (Photo: W Magazine, May 2012)