After all, she was going back to this place, to see somebody in her and Lucious past.

I do the costumes forEmpire, and would you guys be interested in lending samples?

recalls Nieddu of his correspondence with Akerland, who styled the cutting-edge looks seen in BeyoncesLemonadevideo.

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They ended up sending me the look book, and I loved everything.

As for Hensons reaction?

She loved it, says Nieddu.

When she saw it, she said, Yasss.

It worked, because Taraji herself just carries herself with such ease.

Shes the quintessential ambassador for the genre, says Nieddu.

Shes the den mother of that style.

Id love to see Cookie at home and in some leisure wear, Nieddu shares.

Weve done glamorous, weve done red carpet, weve done street, and weve done club.

Now I want to explore what Cookie wakes up in the morning in!