Also, Chanelgavemealltheseamazing, liketwopiecerunwaynumbersand I lovethem.
Andbytheway, somebodystolethatoutofmycloset.
F Y I but I knowthat I hadthisoutfitand a blackandwhiteChanelsuitthatwere I livedforthem.
So, I'm lookingaroundlikewherearemyfreakingChanelsuitsandhowdaretheyhavestolenthem!
Findthem.
Somebodyfindandbringthembackbecause I willbepressingcharges.
Okay, nextlook.
Okay, soit's festive.
Firstofall, thisismewhen I putoutmyfirstchristmasalbum, merrychristmasverycreative.
Youknow, there's thewholeEMCMariahCareymerrychristmas, No, I don't loveeverythingabouttheensemble, butthemoment, thefeelingthevibewasthere.
I'm very, verygratefulforthesuccessofall I wantforchristmasisyouholdondarling, I'm sorry, doyoulikethiscup?
I thinkit's amazing.
It's myowncup.
But I mean, sonextlook, thisisthefantasyvideobehindthescenesbecause I don't eventhink I'veseenthispictureuntiljustnow.
I actuallythinkthisis a cutepictureand I'm gonnasayit, I amwearingjeanshortsandlike a blackhoodie.
I wish I couldwearthoseshortsagain.
Thiswasmydirectorialdebut.
I wasdiscouragedfromworkingwithcertaindirectorswhomayhavegonefor a quote, unquote, sexiervibe, Let's justsayitwasn't allowed.
So I waslike, wellfine, I'lljustdirectthefreakingthing.
It's a rollercoasterride.
It's a lotofthingslikethat, there's reallynoconceptforthevideo.
Sothisishoney, thisismeonthebeachinPuertoricoanditwasthefirsttime I gottodo a videothat I reallywantedtodoandandhadfunandyouknow, justgottobeme.
Likewehad a wholeconceptwhere I wassortof, I waskidnapped, it's a wholelongstory, butsomehow I getawayfromthevillainsand I'm likeboom, and I bashumoneofthemintheheadandjumpedintothepoolandthenwehadanensemblechangeinthepoolandhadthisbikinithatwasinspiredbyUrsulaAndrewsandherbondgirlfabulosity.
Doyouhaveanytipsforanyonewhomightbewearingsuch a dramaticslit?
I mean, I can't tellanybodyhowtoweartheirsplit, sorry.
And I don't carewhattheydo, frankly.
I waslivingforthemoment.
Okay, I waslivingforthebutterflymoment.
Youcantellthatthat I'm actuallyhappy.
Itwas a newmoment.
Itwasfreedom.
Itwasnotbeingcontrolledbyanybody.
Ahokay, sothisisdivaslive.
I wasblessedtoperformwiththeQueenofSoul, MissArethafranklinChristopherbuckleishere.
Hedidthemakeupforthisrow.
Okay.
Jimenezdidthehairandthethingisthatatthelastminute I waswalkingoutofthetrailerandhejustgrabbedmyheadandlikestartedcompletelyflippingoutlike, likewhatdoyoucallit, teasingit?
Andshe's like, welllookatmine, youknowwhat I mean?
Like, we'relikehavinglike a fauxcompetitionofthelook.
Somydressnaturallydidn't showup, right?
I had a policeescortforthedress, let's putitthatway.
Doyoustillhavethisdress?
Youknow, somebodystolethatonetoo.
Ahseeit's thejeansthing.
Well, I lovethisphoto, it's whatsomepeoplewouldcalltheiconicjeanswiththetopcutoffandtheretheyweremyfavoritesandreallybecausethey'renotsqueezingyourwaistandgivingyou a rolethatonedoesn't need.
So, youknow, justkindof, I thoughtitwasflatteringtothebuttocks, but I diddothisonthespotthatdaywhenwewereshootingHeartbreaker, I wasjustlike, andtheretheywent, I thinkthisis a signatureheartbreakerera, lookforme, and I mightadd, becausetheremightbe a fewdesignerswatchingpeoplerippedthatoff, like, nopunintendedbecausethetopwasrippedoffthejeans, buttheystolethefreakingthingand I didn't make a redcent, thisisthecoverofmyalbumRainbow, whichwasshotbyDavidLaChapelle.
So, nextlook, nextlayerofmylife, ThisistheEmancipationofMimi, thecoolthingaboutfollowingthatglittermoment, eventhoughwehadJusticeforglitteristhatmademereally, youknow, I hadtohavethishugesuccessinordertobelikewelcomedbackintotheworld.
Thisis a performancethatwasoneofmyfavoritesanditwasinspiredbysensitivityintermsoftheblackandwhiteandthentheonethingpoppingbeingthereddressand I actuallyreallythinkitwas a flatteringlookonmeatthetime.
I wouldlivetohavethisdressagain.
I just, I'm notgonnasaysomebodystoleit, I wastold I couldbewrongthatumItisthenumberonesongofthe 2000s, likeyouknow, upuntil 2010.
Andsometimesifyou'reluckyyouget a goodlookortowellvogue, I thankyousomuchforhavingme.
I hopeyouenjoyedmylooksand I'llseeyounexttimeorMhmgingershedidhaveanaltercationwithJack, myfirstJackRusselland I don't wanttosaywhathappened, buthedidsomethingtoherthatwasnotnice.