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Fashion Flashback: Pam Grier

'Black Women in Hollywood' honoree Pam Grier's iconic seventies style.
Fashion Flashback: Pam Grier
Pam Grier Lead
By Celia L. Smith · Updated October 28, 2020
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ESSENCE’s ‘Black Women in Hollywood’ Legend Pam Grier, best known as Foxy Brown from her role in the popular 1974 film, certainly lived up to the name. A sultry brown skin icon with natural curves that filled out her sexy seventies style — belly baring tops, mini dresses, skimpy swimwear and of course, go-go boots.

We journey back to the disco era to check out Grier’s epic fashions.