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How Respect‘s Fashion Helped Jennifer Hudson Transform Into The Queen Of Soul

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Recreating the wardrobe of someone as exuberant as Aretha Franklin is not an independent job. Costume designer Clint Ramos didn’t take a single stitch in Franklin’s wardrobe for Respect, starring Jennifer Hudson from Dreamgirls, who created around 80 looks for the biopic. Unlike the costumes found in most biographical films, the handcrafted pieces in Respect … Read more

Cynthia Erivo of ‘Genius: Aretha,’ on Playing the Queen of Soul

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When Cynthia Erivo was little, it seemed like Aretha Franklin was on the radio all the time. She remembers the name of the radio station (Magic FM) and the exact songs that seem to repeat themselves indefinitely: “Chain of Fools”; “Sisters do it for themselves”; “I knew you were waiting”; and “Until you get back … Read more