When you think of the name ALICIA KEYS, pure star power comes to mind.  Immediately you think of a young, vivacious singer/pianist who is not only ruling the charts, but the concert stages and soon, the silver screen.  What better choice for this issue’s Evolution of a Star than Ms. Keys…a woman who represents the merging of classical, hip-hop, and old soul.

In the beginning, Alicia Keys was a young fresh-faced teen making her name known as Clive Davis’s protégé with the hit song FALLIN.  You’ll notice Alicia’s style was very earthy.  Dark colors, scarves and bohemian tops were a huge part of this soon to be super-star’s wardrobe.  And of course, who can forget those braids.  Those braids that started what seemed like a national movement to go natural and protest free-flowing “beauty-queen” hair.  Alicia made you feel her soul…not only with her music, but with her style as well.

It wasn’t long, however, before Alicia let us take a peek at her sexy, feminine side.  With growing popularity came tighter pants and exposed midriffs.  Alicia, however, still definitely took some fashion risks and continued to express herself through her style.  Who can forget the teal Christian Dior frock with the heavily-glittered eyelashes that she stepped out in at the Grammy’s?  Still ever-growing, Alicia continued to evolve into the butterfly she is today.

Now, Alicia Keys can definitely be put in the category with other fashion forward celebrities.  We no longer are seeing the suit and hat wearing fresh face from the FALLIN video…we now see a stylish suede trench coat and Yves Saint Laurent wearing diva in the MY BOO video with heartthrob Usher.    Alicia can now be hailed as one of the most beautiful women in the entertainment industry. Her melodious vocals, beauty and soul-stirring lyrics make her a triple threat worth watching.  This is why at FLOSSIN’ we had to give “props” where they are due and celebrates Alicia Keys as this issue’s Evolution of a Star.

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This article was originally published in Flossin Magazine #1. The original author of this article is Fawn Aberson. This article is optimized for web by Steven Christian (Artist | Author | Podcaster) and Edna Waters.