CONTROVERSIAL TO CLASSY: Nicki Minaj Taps Into Her High Fashion Barb Side

Mar 08 | by Natasha

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So the Barb knows how to class it up afterall. After becoming synonymous with oversexed looks and print clashes that are eyesores, Nicki Minaj has toned down her look to show she can rock high fashion too. Check out her new photoshoot inside...

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Nicki Minaj kept it sexy...while keeping her ASSets covered up...while rocking this red hot Oscar de la Renta dress in a new photoshoot she posted herself.

While the "Freaks" rapper is know to cause quite the stir by rocking pasties with her boobs out to play (like in her newest video for French Montana's "Freaks"), she's been toning things don these days. She previously fired her hair stylist in an effort to reinvent her look into a more classy style. Guess she got tired of those 5 color wigs herself.

And ever since becoming an "American Idol" judge, she wants to be taken more seriously. Is it too little too late? or is it just right?

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She also posed it up poolside in a chic yet sexy Alexander McQueen look.

So....you feelin' her new look?

Photos: Twitter

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i like the new look. I can

i like the new look. I can tollerate her now.

by Tiffany Goodwin...
8:01 am - Mar 11, '13

I'm not a fan but she

I'm not a fan but she deserves all that money cause she needed it. She use to look like a dirty little boy in that pizzy staircase calling Remy Ma. WTHUMANH was that?

by In God We trust
9:39 pm - Mar 10, '13

I love the red dress! She's

I love the red dress! She's a pretty girl - just wish she'd stop with all of the antics - lol. I want to take her seriously.

by Happy Lady
8:21 pm - Mar 9, '13

I love it. I think a style

I love it. I think a style change is just what the doctor ordered. She can perform in whatever, but I don't think she needs to looks like a clown 24/7 like she used to.

by Bird
5:34 pm - Mar 9, '13

-ain't nothing classy about

-ain't nothing classy about that Freak video

by caribbean_dream_girl
10:39 am - Mar 9, '13

...she's pretty.

by rebellious soul
6:37 am - Mar 9, '13

Much better than the usual

Much better than the usual circus get up. At least same circus can stop searching now for its clown.

by Realist
12:25 am - Mar 9, '13

She is starting to get on my

She is starting to get on my nerve like Evelyn Lozado does. One minute she talking ish!, arguing with people, spreading her legs every where. Next minute she wants to be classy and mature. Poof! be gone Nicki. Your 15 minutes is up! Say what you want about Lil Kim's face, but she shuts Nicki down with the fashion. Lil Kim dresses better than nicki on her down day. Something about the way Nicki dresses looks so cheap to me.

by Leela Light
12:23 am - Mar 9, '13

Lil Kim is no fashionista.

Lil Kim is no fashionista. Her face and style is more clownish than Nicki could ever dream to be.

by Bird
5:36 pm - Mar 9, '13

Not high fashion AT ALL, but

Not high fashion AT ALL, but I have been waiting for Nicki to be semi regular. I need her to start coming to awards shows and wowing me, this is a start so I'll take it #teamREGnicki

by SkeeWee
12:18 am - Mar 9, '13

nicki looks so fine

nicki looks so fine lately....i cant believe chris brown was smoking weed on stage in africa...i mean just google kelsnetwork

by reane
11:25 pm - Mar 8, '13

What is she giving? Once upon

What is she giving? Once upon a time I used to like her, now shes just a NOT! ---->>>> www.phuckyourfrock.blogspot.com

by phuckyourfrock
11:07 pm - Mar 8, '13

Those platform heels make her

Those platform heels make her tiny little bird legs look more like toothpicks.

by Peace Silas
10:42 pm - Mar 8, '13

I Don't Care for her! and I'm

I Don't Care for her! and I'm sick and Tired of her "FACE"..She's made money now can you PLEASE GO AWAY ......

by REd™
10:40 pm - Mar 8, '13

While I'm glad she is finally

While I'm glad she is finally changing up her look, I'm still not interested in what she's serving. I'm also not sure how well this new look will l appeal to her young audience who really identify more with her over the top style. Let's see if this is just a phase.

by Divas_Inspire
9:25 pm - Mar 8, '13

I didn't see the high fashion

I didn't see the high fashion pics...when will you post those. Clearly, these are not high fashion. These are her church and club fits, right?

by Angel Lee
9:20 pm - Mar 8, '13

WORD!

by Awwwww Shucks
9:37 pm - Mar 8, '13

Sorry but she is does not

Sorry but she is does not look like a BARBIE!!!

by sexybrownpyt
9:24 pm - Mar 8, '13

Girl Bye...High Fashion..I

Girl Bye...High Fashion..I think NoT w/ that dumbazz gaze in the 1st pic, ugh I wish sum poop wud've splattered DEAD in her bird lookin face! Smh...*sigh maybe next time.

by Like Really
9:01 pm - Mar 8, '13

I agree the poses are like

I agree the poses are like mannequins however what she is wearing is a major step up from the rainbow brite get ups she's normally in.

by Missy
9:24 pm - Mar 8, '13

Even though she doesn't care

Even though she doesn't care for Mariah Carey, I can see MiMi's diva style is rubbing off on Nicki...about time she decided that the circus freak look wasn't making her look good

by Missy
8:48 pm - Mar 8, '13

Exactly right, first Lil Kim

Exactly right, first Lil Kim and now Mariah. I'm glad someone else peeped that too. Her style-jacking, body alterations, and all those personalities just let me know she don't who the hell she is and she's not comfortable in her own skin.

by Peace Silas
10:53 pm - Mar 8, '13

WERK!!! Nicki is FINALLY

WERK!!! Nicki is FINALLY doing it right, get it mama......#TeamNicki #Barbz

by Naomi
8:34 pm - Mar 8, '13

Flawlessly Gorgeous!!!!

Flawlessly Gorgeous!!!! *orders hot wings & pizza then folds arms*

by PegLeg®©
8:24 pm - Mar 8, '13

She's still classified as a

She's still classified as a unclassy piece of doo doo in my book. Love the red dress though.

by Ms.Thangfromthe...
8:20 pm - Mar 8, '13

Cracking up laughing @

Cracking up laughing @ unclassy piece of doo doo LMBO! #dead

by I_love_laughing
8:26 pm - Mar 8, '13

Nicki looks nice. Nice to

Nicki looks nice. Nice to know that she doesnt have to have the crazy look all of the time. I think that she should mix it up. If she did this all of the time ppl would talk, and if she dressed crazy all of the time ppl would also talk. She should dress according to the occasion