YouTube star and top influencer Bretman Rock on Monday, September 13, wrote a vintage Roberto Cavalli gown to the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) – the same dress the late singer Aaliyah wore to the same awards over two decades ago.
“No one will ever rock it like Aaliyah,” said Bretman in an Instagram post to show off the vintage tiger-print slip dress, which Aaliyah wore to the 2000 VMAs. That year, Aaliyah won Best Female Video and Best Video from a Film. Aaliyah died over a year after the 2000 VMAs in an airplane crash in the Bahamas, when Bretman was just 3 years old.
In his post, Bretman thanked Cavalli for lending the vintage piece.
“I never thought I would ever be able to wear this, let alone be in the VMAs, when they said I could wear it I literally cried of disbelief.… I love Aaliyah and am so honored to have been able to wear this 21 years after her. We love you,” he said.
In an interview with Variety on the VMAs red carpet, Bretman said: “I just hope that Aaliyah is looking down at this little brown Filipino boy, giving her dress justice 21 years later.”
Bretman, 23, is among the biggest social media influencers in the world today. He has over 17 million followers on Instagram and close to 9 million subscribers on YouTube. In February 2021, MTV launched a hit reality series that starred Bretman, his sister, and his friends. – Rappler.com
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