Erykah Badu & Riccardo Tisci Cuddle Up For ‘PAPER’

October 7, 2014 by Kellie Williams in Latest News with 7 Comments

He adds:

On the campaign set, she started styling the looks she was supposed to wear and I was amazed. The effortlessness was striking. Everything she put together worked perfect and screamed Givenchy. She came with her own personal stuff in case we were to need it, and I discovered that she owned many pieces that I designed. That’s when I realized we shared the same taste.

Erykah says that both Rihanna and Naomi Campbell both excite her about fashion:

I love watching Rihanna in fashion. I like to see her take chances and risks. I like seeing Naomi Campbell in the forefront. They’re bold women who stand out and use their bodies as canvases to introduce this functional art to the world. They carry it in a way that is very inspiring.

Badu also adds what moves her — creatively and business-wise.

Well, music has never been lucrative to me. I think my image is more popular than my album sales. The stage is where I shine and pay my bills. But art is art to me. There’s nothing new about cross-pollination in art to me because it’s all one thing: an expression of who I am. I’ve always directed all of my videos and been in total control of my image. I write all of the lyrics, stage and produce all of the shows. It’s something that comes very naturally to me. It’s therapy. It makes me feel awesome, happy, centered and balanced when I can turn out some piece of art — whether the world sees it or not. It’s what keeps me going and breathing.

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