Missy Elliott on Her Out of This World Tour and Groundbreaking Career
Joe Coscarelli www.nytimes.com joe-coscarelli
The artist breaks down the inspirations for her first-ever headlining tour, drawn from a pioneering three-decade career.
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The page pans to a new collage, centered on a photograph of Missy Elliott performing in an elaborate black jumpsuit with a billowing black cape. She is surrounded by images that include the iconic logo of the Michelin Man, a still from the movie “Ponyo” and a stock photograph of a blowfish.

The page zooms to show a photograph of a performer from Missy Elliott’s tour: she wears a purple bodysuit and her hair is cut in a short white bob. Next to this, a still from a movie in which a woman with red bobbed hair wears a skimpy white bodysuit.