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AVN.COM | 11.22 | EDITOR’S NOTE
EDITOR’S NOTE
Ebony Mystique tells me she became known in celebrity styling circles on both coasts because she always had “the drip.”
“People that I know would contact me sometimes,” she says. “They were styling for these A-list celebrities so they would hit me up and ask me if I had certain items that they could use for video shoots.
“So that’s where the relationship came from as far as me being the girl—a person you could hit up for certain fashion.”
Our November cover girl styled talent such as Cardi B, Destiny’s Child’s Michelle Williams, Lil’ Kim, Remy Ma, Summer Walker, London on da Track, Xscape, Karen Civil and City Girls, as well as the entire cast of Love & Hip-Hop: Hollywood.
“So over the years I became more popular with that,” Mystique continues. “You knew you could call me for the pulls. And that’s what it’s called—pulls, celebrity pulls. When you see the music videos, Mariah Carey could have on six different pulls to make one look.”
The former critical care nurse reveals that iconic fashion designer Karl Kani once told her she also should be designing her own pieces.
“And I’ve heard it before, but I took what he said and by the next time I seen him a year later I had a full line,” Ebony says, referring to her clothing and lifestyle brand, Mimi H Designs. “I did stuff that was easy, things that people could relate to.
“If I like it, they’ll love it. And I’m picky, so it worked.”
So has Mystique’s porn career, which got off to a buzz-worthy start in 2019 and has not let up as the versatile native of New Haven, Conn., continues to expand her portfolio with her sights set on more mainstream endeavors in the coming years.
DAN MILLER
Editor-in-Chief