{"id":35099,"date":"2026-08-09T20:28:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T15:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=35099"},"modified":"2026-08-09T20:28:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T15:28:31","slug":"when-we-talk-about-rhoa-fashion-marlo-hampton-is-that-girl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=35099","title":{"rendered":"When We Talk About RHOA Fashion, Marlo Hampton Is That Girl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"683\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/hellobeautiful.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/08\/image-collage-7.jpg?w=1024&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Four images of women in glamorous evening wear, including a white one-shoulder dress, a black sheer bodysuit, a red puff-sleeved dress, and a green sequined gown.\" class=\"wp-image-4599790\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: GETTY \/ MARLO HAMPTON<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Put some respect on <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hellobeautiful.com\/3672834\/marlo-hampton-fashion-2\/\" id=\"3672834\">Marlo Hampton\u2019s<\/a><\/strong> name when talking about the fashion standard on\u00a0\u201cThe Real Housewives of Atlanta.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She has worn nearly every major fashion label you can think of \u2014 while introducing\u00a0<em>RHOA<\/em>\u00a0viewers to designers they may not have known before. Her knowledge of fashion, archive pieces and luxury labels brought something different to the show. And her commitment to dressing kept the other ladies on their toes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It didn\u2019t take long for her to make that impact either.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As\u00a0<em>Vogue<\/em>\u00a0reported <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.com\/article\/marlo-hampton-style-real-housewives-le-archive\">in 2022<\/a>, \u201cMarlo solidified her status as the show\u2019s fashion It girl on her very first appearance in season four, when she was introduced as \u2018Nene [Leakes\u2019s] Friend.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than a decade later, Marlo\u2019s influence on\u00a0<em>RHOA<\/em>\u00a0fashion is still worth talking about.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h-cynthia-bailey-gives-marlo-hampton-her-fashion-flowers\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Cynthia Bailey Gives Marlo Hampton Her Fashion Flowers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In fact, her influence recently came up during a red carpet exchange with current cast member <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hellobeautiful.com\/4584728\/2026-black-women-in-hollywood\/\" id=\"4584728\">Cynthia Bailey<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Entertainment Tonight<\/em> asked Cynthia whether she agreed with Kelli Ferrell, who recently called herself the show\u2019s fashion standard during an interview with <strong>Carlos King<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI love Kelli, and if Kelli feels like she\u2019s the standard, I\u2019m going to let her feel like she\u2019s the standard,\u201d Cynthia said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Cynthia also reminded everyone that several women have helped establish\u00a0<em>RHOA<\/em>\u00a0as one of Bravo\u2019s most fashionable franchises \u2014 and she specifically called out Marlo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere\u2019s been so many women on the show who have brought their fashion to the show, and I have to point out Marlo Hampton being someone who was super serious about her fashion,\u201d Cynthia continued. \u201cI mean, Marlo made us all step our game up. However, all the ladies look good. I don\u2019t know if she\u2019s the standard now. We had some standards before she got here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kelli has since posted an Instagram Reel clarifying her comments, saying she was referring to \u201csome of the ladies on season 16.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We agree with Cynthia \u2014 who is a fashionista\u2019s fashionista in her own right.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There have been plenty of stylish women on\u00a0<em>RHOA<\/em>. But any conversation about the women who helped set the show\u2019s fashion standard has to include<strong> Marlo Hampton<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h-marlo-hampton-had-the-rhoa-ladies-stepping-their-fashion-game-up\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Marlo Hampton Had The \u2018RHOA\u2019 Ladies Stepping Their Fashion Game Up<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For those who may not remember \u2014 or who are newer to the franchise \u2014 Marlo made it clear early that she did not play about fashion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the cast traveled to South Africa in 2011, Marlo had three times as many pieces of vintage Louis Vuitton luggage as everyone else. She requested wardrobe assistance to help her pack, along with hair and makeup assistants.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And while the other ladies prepared for safari, Marlo packed six-inch heels. On safari.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was excessive. It was fabulous. And for Marlo, it made complete sense.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because the labels were only part of what made her such a fashion force. Marlo knew fashion. She knew designers, understood vintage, and knew the difference between simply wearing an expensive piece and making it your own.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the seasons continued \u2014 and Marlo eventually earned a peach of her own \u2014 viewers watched her wardrobe evolve along with her influence and access within the fashion industry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But her relationship with clothes started long before reality TV.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFashion is just in my DNA,\u201d she told\u00a0<em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.com\/article\/marlo-hampton-style-real-housewives-le-archive\">Vogue<\/a><\/em>. \u201cI was raised in [project housing], but, at the time, my biological mom would go to the Goodwill to get our clothes, come home, wash them in the tub, and hang them on the line all for us to be the best-dressed kids in Maplewood. People don\u2019t understand it\u2019s so serious to me, and [I understand other] people may not take it as seriously. Fashion\u2019s been there to uplift me when I\u2019ve been down. It really is a part of me, a part of who I really am in my heart and mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h-marlo-hampton-s-closet-was-a-fashion-girl-s-dream\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Marlo Hampton\u2019s Closet Was A Fashion Girl\u2019s Dream<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marlo has always treated fashion as more than something pretty to wear on camera.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2019, Marlo took cameras inside her closet for \u201cWelcome to the Hamptons,\u201d and the fashion girls gagged. The closet was exactly what longtime viewers expected from her. Personalized Jimmy Choos. An apple-red Chanel bag. Sequin blazers. Designer pieces stacked, hung and displayed throughout the space.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"\/>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And leaving\u00a0<em>RHOA<\/em>\u00a0hasn\u2019t changed that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marlo continues to bring the fashion on red carpets, at events, and across social media. She may no longer be holding a peach, but when it comes to\u00a0<em>RHOA<\/em>\u00a0fashion, she remains one of the best to ever do it. And she deserves her flowers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Real Housewives of Atlanta\u201d\u00a0has long been one of Bravo\u2019s hottest\u00a0Housewives\u00a0franchises. The storylines and dynamic women have kept us watching, but fashion and beauty have always been part of the show\u2019s appeal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Atlanta ladies know how to dress. Period. And there is no way to talk about the women who helped establish that reputation without talking about Marlo Hampton. To quote the reality star herself, this conversation about setting fashion standards on the \u2018Real Housewives of Atlanta\u2019 drains us.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scroll to see 10 times Marlo showed us \u2014 on and off the show \u2014 just how much of a fashion killa she is.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: GETTY \/ MARLO HAMPTON Put some respect on Marlo Hampton\u2019s name when talking about the fashion standard on\u00a0\u201cThe Real Housewives of Atlanta.\u201d She has worn nearly every major fashion label you can think of \u2014 while introducing\u00a0RHOA\u00a0viewers to designers they may not have known before. 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