I used to be obsessive about the Black feminine artists that dominated the style, Ms Dynamite (Boo! — if you already know, you already know), So Strong Crew’s Lisa Maffia, soul singers like Kele Le Roc and Shola Ama, and, earlier than Alesha Dixon grew to become an uber-polished actuality TV present choose, we knew her as a singer and storage MC with the woman band Mis-Teeq. They wore their hair in slick-backed hair buns (utilizing tubs of JAM! onerous gel), with an extended, GHD straightened aspect fringe. They predominantly wore streetwear or velour tracksuits, low-rise denims and mini skirts, bandanas, bandeau crop tops, gold earrings and sovereign rings and helped outline a complete era of youth model. What. A. Time.