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Angie Martinez IRL

June Ambrose: Styling Icons, Grief Attacks In Paris & Never Chasing Clout

Angie Martinez IRL

iHeartPodcasts and The Volume

Music, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.91.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2026

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

Fashion icon June Ambrose sits down with Angie Martinez to talk about styling the likes of Jay-Z, Beyonce, Mariah Carey, Busta Rhymes, and Missy Elliott. June recalls styling Angie during her MTV VMA's performance of "Ladies Night,” finding joy on the other end of losing her mother, and not receiving an invite to the Met Gala. Finally, June answers questions from our IRL Bowl of Questions, and explains why it is so important for her to be seen.

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0:00.0

This is an I-Heart podcast.

0:02.6

Guaranteed Human.

0:04.2

You need a little bit of main character energy.

0:06.6

But some people don't want it.

0:09.7

You know, again, I had my conversation message.

0:13.5

She's like, I don't want the attention.

0:16.3

She was like, you've always liked attention.

0:18.7

You know, she's like, we're so different, right?

0:20.7

I'm like, you don't want the attention, but yet when you get a compliment, you come

0:24.6

on yourself.

0:25.5

I mean, it's like, you know, it's like, it's like an orgasmic.

0:31.0

You know, someone tells you look pretty.

0:38.6

Thanks for watching, guys. Today's episode is brought to you by Boost Mobile.

0:41.4

Today's episode is about fashion.

0:45.0

No, it's not about fashion.

0:45.9

It will be about fashion, but it is more than a fashion conversation.

0:49.2

June Ambrose has helped build the visual identity of hip-hop from the ground up and many other things.

0:54.5

She has many accolades.

0:55.7

She has done this as a woman, a black woman, a self-taught, no roadmap.

0:59.9

She raised a generation of stylists.

1:01.7

She's raised two children, all while bussing her ass.

1:05.9

For over 25 years, she's dressed icons like JZ, Mariah Carey, Missy Elliott, and so many more. And she's now celebrating her own capsule collection with Naturalizer, what she has on today. And they're so cute. We'll get a close-up of them later. And she's just a badass. We love her. June Ambrose is in the building today. Natural. Reduction. No, I feel like I don't have to say anything. That's it. You're just here. I always like, Google me. Hi, June. How are you? June. Oh, June. No. You and she. How is life? How is real life? Life is good. Is it? Life is good. I mean, you know, I'm an empty nester now, so life is, I'm adjusting. Oh, that's tough. It is. It is like, you feel like I have, like, new skin. Like, I have two adults that really don't need me like they used to. And they need me in a different way.

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