Where to start with “little CiCi?” Ciara is fresh out of high school, “Goodies” is dominating the charts, and it’s the 2004 VMAs. We’re setting the scene for the now-veteran singer, dancer, and actor’s instalment of Life in Looks , and the first look in question is an early Ciara go-to: a gold cut-out swimsuit, jeans, and a tall, wrestler style boot. “I hadn’t mastered the art of posing on a red carpet at this point,” she says with a laugh when she’s presented with her book of 20 era-defining looks.

Next up, the aforementioned “Goodies” cover art, a caramel brunette Ciara stares out from underneath an unzipped pink hoodie. “It was my first time saying hello to the world,” Ciara recalls. “I felt like I had so much to say.”

“I knew from my head to my toes, in my soul, that this was the

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