The album cover for Badu’s 1997 neo soul masterpiece Baduizm is up first. “I love this look,” Badu says of the image, shot by photographer Marc Baptiste. In it, the singer obscures her face from viewers, and her large camouflage headwrap operates as a major focal point. “The soldier in me,” Badu says of the distinctive print. A year later, Badu would appear on the long running children’s program Sesame Street whilst donning a patchwork version. The garment quickly became a personal trademark. “Patchwork is really important to me in fashion,” Badu explains of her attraction. “Because it’s not so much about patches themselves, it’s more about the threads that weave them together.” The next year, in 1999, Badu would appear inside the pages of Vogue for the first time, dressed in a dramatic black gown by the Harlem born designer Epperson. Then, Badu had her eye trained squarely on Black and African designers. “I didn’t wear ‘name brand’ designers,” she says. “I only wore Black designers from New York, or Dallas, or Atlanta. I wanted to make sure that I used my platform to be an advocate for young designers.”
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