Nigerian British actress Cynthia Erivo was one of the panelists at the recently concluded Essence Festival’s Fashion House.
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Moderated by journalist Lola Ogunaike, Erivo joined Hollywood actor and musician Quincy Brown in a session tagged “Hollywood Meets Fashion: The Collaboration Between The Silver Screen & The Runway” for a discussion on the importance of fashion in film. The Tony Award winner stressed that clothes are very vital in the way a character is perceived and also determines the mood of the character.
I guess it’s a human thing, you know when you put a piece of clothing on it makes you move in a different way. It makes you move differently. It makes you stand differently.
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