Katy Perry wasn’t the only celebrity at the 2024 Billboard Women in Music Awards who took me by surprise. Ice Spice, honored with the Hitmaker Award at the event, made me do a double take—not because she dressed provocatively but because she looked modest, befitting for the occasion.
Channeling a coquette goth girl, Ice Spice kept her figure under wraps in a little black dress. It was surprising considering her typically bold and risqué outfit choices, which often accentuate her voluptuous figure.
Despite dressing more modestly than usual, Ice Spice still made a lasting impression.
Ice Spice channels a coquette goth girl in a black Wiederhoeft bow-embellished LBD at the 2024 Billboard Women in Music Award held at the YouTube Theater at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Los Angeles, California on March 6, 2024 (Credit: Xavier Collin / Image Press Agency / Abaca Press / INSTARimages)
The Coquette Goth Aesthetic
With the coquette aesthetic making waves in the Gen Z fashion scene, seeing Ice Spice, a famous Gen Z rapper, rocking the trend is hardly shocking.
The coquette combines whimsical and feminine elements, such as corsets, bows, laces, and pastels, but Ice Spice opted for a black coquette-inspired look that says a lot about her edgy and daring style.
Dressed by Wiederhoeft: The Detail in Design
Custom designed by Wiederhoeft, a New York-based label known for its bridalwear, corsets, and whimsical demi-couture, Ice Spice’s LBD perfectly embodied its signature aesthetic.
It featured a structured corset top cut from double-faced matte satin with a boning construction and welt seam. A large tonal bow adorned the strapless concave neckline, drawing attention to Ice Spice’s busty physique.
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Elevating the Look: Accessories and Footwear
The lower portion of the mini dress was a pleated plissé tulle A-line skirt decorated with identical satin bows. It was cut several inches above the knees, which I think worked well with Ice Spice’s 5’3” height, as it created the illusion of longer legs.
This was further enhanced by her footwear, a pair of Saint Laurent “Yasmeen” slingback pumps in black satin. These pumps have leg-lengthening pointed toes, slingback straps with a rhinestone-encrusted buckle, and a 4.5-inch covered stiletto heel.
You can buy these Saint Laurent heels for $1,190 at Farfetch and Saks Fifth Avenue.
Ice Spice teams her coquette little black dress with Wolford tights and Saint Laurent Yasmeen pointed-toe slingback pumps with a crystal-encrusted buckle fastening (Credit: Xavier Collin / Image Press Agency / Abaca Press / INSTARimages)
Gothic Elegance Meets Flirty Charm
Although I like her romantic yet flirty dress, the gothic styling doesn’t align with my preference. Ice Spice added some sheer elements to the look, giving the coquette aesthetic a macabre spin with the help of her stylist, Timothy Luke.
She wrapped her shapely legs in black sheer Wolford tights and wore scrunched-up sheer opera fingerless gloves that extended beyond her elbows. What I liked about the look was the addition of less flashy jewelry from Azature, keeping the focus on her enchanting black mini-dress.
She fastened an understated pair of diamond stud earrings to her ears, adorned her finger with a diamond tennis ring, and drew further attention to her cleavage with a diamond-encrusted cross pendant necklace.
Ice Spice adds goth flair to the flirty look with sheer opera gloves, black coffin nails, and Azature diamond jewelry (Credit: Xavier Collin / Image Press Agency / Abaca Press / INSTARimages)
Beauty and Glamour: Ice Spice’s Makeover
When it came to her glam, Ice Spice served as usual. She eschewed her signature curls in favor of a sleek, straightened copper hair with a side-part swoop created by Kadijah Blade. Blade mentioned using the As I Am Naturally Rosemary shampoo and conditioner to maintain Ice Spice’s striking hair color and the Rosemary Edge Control for a shiny finish.
Karina Milan accentuated the rapper’s features with winged eyeliner, fluttery eyelashes, and brown lip gloss.
Eri Ishizu completed Ice Spice’s look with black coffin nails.
Ice Spice wears her orange hair sleek and straight with a side-parted swoop and highlights her striking features with winged eyeliner and brown lipgloss (Credit: Xavier Collin / Image Press Agency / Abaca Press / INSTARimages)