Congratulations to Missy Elliott for being chosen as the face for Marc Jacobs Fall ’16 campaign.

Fashion designer Marc Jacobs, himself, took to Instagram to post a heartfelt message as to why he chose the iconic rapper/songwriter as his latest muse.

 

MISSY, Supa Dupa Fly From the moment I heard, The Rain, back in 1997, I was entranced by the genius rhythms and brilliant rhymes of Missy Elliott. Missy’s music has kept me and my design team happily energized through countless weekdays, weeknights and weekends during those long hours of sketching, fitting, styling and doing looks. In addition to the boundless energy of her music are the visually pulsating and wildly cartoon-like music videos she made in collaboration with the talented and visionary, Hype Williams. I am in continued awe of Missy’s ability to push the boundaries of the style of music both to the eye and to the ear. It was a dream of mine to work with her and I’m happy to share this portrait by David Sims for our Fall ’16 campaign.

A photo posted by Marc Jacobs (@themarcjacobs) on

 

Missy Elliott will be sporting Marc Jacobs’ fashions alongside Golden Globe-winning actress Sissy Spacek.