From lyrics to looks, there’s nothing that Lil’ Kim has shied away from. Over the years, the rapper has unveiled a steady parade of looks that continue to this day — especially for the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, which the artist will celebrate by performing at the Hip Hop 50 Live concert at Yankee Stadium on August 11.
The rapper’s sartorial secrets and behind-the-scenes moment are likely to be a big part of her forthcoming memoir, “The Queen Bee.” While the tome has been in the works (and delayed) for some years now, the artist recently unveiled a finished manuscript, revealing a foreword by friend Marc Jacobs. The book is currently slated for release in September 2025.
Until then, here’s a look at some of Lil’ Kim’s best fashion moments through the years.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: Ron Galella Collection via Getty In Versace at the 1999 Met Gala.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: Ron Galella Collection via Getty In Versace at the 1999 Met Gala. Lil’ Kim revealed that the python boots she wore were multiple sizes too big, having come directly off the Versace runway.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: Getty Images At a Big Beat/Atlantic Records showcase at the Impact Music Convention at the Fontainebleau Hilton Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida in April 1997, wearing a pair of white Gucci boots.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: Corbis/VCG via Getty Images In a custom lavender look by stylist Misa Hylton at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards.
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1998 Lady of Soul Awards
Image Credit: FilmMagic, Inc At the 1998 Lady of Soul awards in Los Angeles in a metallic studded gown and crystal fringe heels and matching caged headdress.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: FilmMagic, Inc At the 1998 Lady of Soul Awards in Los Angeles.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: Getty Images In Deanzign for Chyna Doll Enterprises at the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards in New York.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: Ron Galella Collection via Getty In a crystal fringed look at the 1997 Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards.
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Li’l Kim is shedding her fur at the M.A.C. Aids Fund party a
Image Credit: NY Daily News via Getty Images At a MAC Cosmetics Viva Glam party in 2000.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: WireImage In a lime green look with a Chanel belt on the No Way Out Tour in New York, 1997.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: WireImage Onstage at the 1997 No Way Out tour.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: Getty Images At a benefit auction at Cipriani November 28, 2000 in New York City.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: Getty Images Wearing Chanel acceessories at a 2000 event.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: Getty Images in Alpine, New Jersey, 2002.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: Ron Galella Collection via Getty Lil’ Kim during BET Celebrates Its New Harlem Theaters And Fall 2000 Season at the Apollo Theater in New York.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: Penske Media via Getty Images With Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, DJ Angie Martinez, Da Brat and Missy Elliott at the MTV Awards at Radio City Music Hall, on September 4, 1997.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: FilmMagic, Inc At the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: Getty Images Decked out in Chanel at the grand opening of Chanel Soho on Spring Street December 5, 2000 in New York.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: WireImage In a one-legged pair of satin and crystal pants at Interview Magazine’s 30Th Anniversary Party at Hotel Lachapelle in New York, 1999.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: Getty Images At the 2001 VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards in New York.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: WWD At a MAC Cosmetics Viva Glam party at Mr. Chow in New York, 2000.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: WWD At a MAC Cosmetics Viva Glam party at Mr. Chow in New York, 2000.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: WWD With Sean “Puffy” Combs at a MAC Cosmetics Viva Glam party at Mr. Chow in New York, 2000.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: Ron Galella Collection via Getty With Giorgio Armani at the opening night of “Gypsy Passion” Benefit Breast Cancer Alliance in New York, 1997.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: WireImage At a Dolce & Gabbana store opening in New York, 1998.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: Getty Images At MTV’s TRL studio in New York to promote her album ‘Notorious K.l.M. in 2000.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: Fairchild Archive/Penske Media At the 2001 MTV Movie Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: WireImage At the 1999 Source Hip-Hop Music Awards at The Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles, California, United States.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: NY Daily News via Getty Images At a benefit for the American Foundation for AIDS Research at Versace on Fifth Avenue in New York in 1998.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: NY Daily News via Getty Images At the Sean John fashion show in Bryant Park in 2000.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: WireImage On the No Way Out Tour in New York, 1997.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: WireImage At Giants Stadium in New Jersey for Net Aid, 1999.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: Ron Galella Collection via Getty At the 2001 Soul Train Lady of Soul awards in L.A.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: Getty Images On the set of Ray-J’s video ‘Wait A Minute’ 2001.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: Getty Images On the set of Ray-J’s video ‘Wait A Minute’ 2001.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: Getty Images With friend Marc Jacobs at the 2005 Met Gala celebrating Chanel.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: Getty Images At the 2005 Met Gala celebrating Chanel.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: FilmMagic At the Children Uniting Nations press conference in Beverly Hills, 2007.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: WireImage On the set of the “Lady Marmalade” music video with Pink, Mya, & Christina Aguilera, 2001.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: Steve Eichner Front row at the Spring 2005 Betsey Johnson show in New York.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: WireImage At the 15th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Dinner in New York, 2000.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: WireImage At the Source Hip Hop Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California September 15, 2000.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images At the spring 2005 footwear and hand collection launch party for Patricia Field in New York City.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images At the Marc Jacobs fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2007 held at the New York State Armory, New York.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: Ron Galella Collection via Getty At a Marc Jacobs show during New York Fashion Week in 2005.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: WireImage At the 2001 MTV Movie Awards in New York.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: Patrick McMullan via Getty Image At an Adidas benefit auction and dinner for Jam Master Jay Foundation for Music and the 35th Anniversary of the Adidas Superstar at Skylight Studio on February 25, 2005 in New York.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: Bryan Bedder/CP At the “The Real White Party” presented by Sean “Diddy” Combs at the Combs’ East Hampton estate on September 2, 2007 in East Hampton, New York.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: George Pimentel Lil’ Kim.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: WireImage At the “Beckham Welcome To LA Party” at the Museum of Contemporary Art on July 22, 2007 in Los Angeles, California.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: Getty Images At the “Creme Of The Crop” post-BET Awards Dinner Celebration held at the Mister Chow restaurant on June 26, 2007 in Beverly Hills, California.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: Getty Images In the press room at the 2007 BET Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 26, 2007 in Los Angeles, California.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: Getty Images At the Children’s United Nations, Academy Awards celebration dinner and after party held at The Music Box on February 25, 2007 in Hollywood, California.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: Getty Images At the VH1 Hip Hop Honors 2006 at the Hammerstein Ballroom October 7, 2006 in New York.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: Fairchild Archive/Penske Media At the Marc Jacobs’ spring 2006 party.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: Getty Images Onstage at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall August 31, 2006 in New York City.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: Getty Images At the 3rd Annual BET Awards Show at the Kodak Theatre June 24, 2003 in Hollywood, California.
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Lil’ Kim’s Best Fashion Moments of All Time
Image Credit: Masato Onoda/WWD Lil Kim on the catwalk.
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2022 Essence Festival
Image Credit: Getty Images Onstage performing with The Roots during the 2022 Essence Festival of Culture at the Louisiana Superdome on July 03, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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BET Hip Hop Awards 2022 – Arrivals
Image Credit: WireImage At the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center on September 30, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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BET Awards 2022 – Show
Image Credit: Penske Media via Getty Images At the 2022 BET Awards held at the Microsoft Theater on June 26, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.
