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How ‘Emilia Pérez’ Costume Designer Used Silk and Cashmere for Zoe Saldaña’s Character to Reflect Confidence
How 'Emilia Pérez' costume designer Virginie Montel used silk and confidence to reflect Zoe Saldaña's confidence.
“Emilia Pérez” revolves around lawyer Rita (Zoe Saldaña), who helps a crime boss retire from the cartel business and disappear, subsequently undergoing gender reassignment surgery to become the titular character (Karla Sofía Gascón). Emilia likes colors and bold prints and has good taste, Montel says, adding, “Rita has seen rich and sophisticated women from her job as a lawyer. Emilia, however, finds a coach to teach her how to dress and behave, since she doesn’t have the same references and wasn’t exposed to that in her pre-transition life.”
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