Although our beloved Aaliyah is gone, she is certainly not forgotten and her influence can be found everywhere—just ask Yara Shaidi. She recently channeled major throwback Aaliyah vibes for an upcoming episode of “Grown-ish and we are totally stanning.
Aaliyah was a major influencer in a variety of areas, such as music, fashion and beauty. So, it makes sense that young stars like Yara Shaidi would want to reach back and pull from her iconic arsenal of looks.
If you’re a fan of “Grown-ish” then you’re familiar with Yara’s character Zoey serving inspiring looks of her own in every episode of the show. A new trailer for the upcoming spring finale of show just dropped and in the episode, it pays homage to Black Hollywood icons such as Janet Jackson, Samuel L. Jackson and of course, Aaliyah.
In the episode titled “Zoey’s Big Decision,” Yara pulls off her best Aaliyah-inspired Tommy Hilfiger outfit, complete with Babygirl’s signature swoop bang hairstyle, known as the Aaliyah swoop, Timberland boots, midriff-baring top and baggy pants.
Fans will find out soon enough why Yara is dressing like Aaliyah, but we’re guessing it has something to do with her budding fashion stylist career that has skyrocketed on the current season of the show.
The “Grown-ish” season three spring finale airs March 5th and 8PM on Freeform, so if you’re a fan of the show you won’t have to wait much longer to find out what goes down.
Roommates, what are your thoughts on this?
