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Symone didn’t come to season 13 to play.
She came to slay.
And she did so while remainingBlack as hell!
Courtesy Marko Monroe
Friday’s finale began with a ball: The four finalists were to showcase three different looks.
That was nothing short of epic.
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It is so quintessential Symone beautiful, cheeky, highly stylized, and conceptual.
We chatted with the two to discuss the look’s concept, development, and inspiration.
“All of Symone’s looks are meant to tell a story.
The nail look, which Goode calls “quintessentially Symone” represents the present.
For the red look, the “wink” is the sculpted hands, sassily holding each ponytail.
The shape of the hands references thaticonic acrylic nails meme.
Each holds a “snatched” ponytail, bundles that Symone has whisked off of her competitor’s heads.
As Monroe explains, it’s “mixing the iconic nail meme with a littlePaco Rabanneglamour.”
Of course, the look began with a sketch.
As you’re free to see, it all worked out the way it was supposed to.
Monroe, Goode, and Symone worked together to create a concept and a design.
“We spray painted all the nails thatMichael Brambilliathen used for the garment.
I started on the hands by creating a wire armature,” Monroe explains.
For Goode, who is a master of wig-making, it was a great learning experience.
When asked what the reaction to the look has been, Monroe has one word: “Correct.
I feel as people really get the joy in this look, it makes you smile and feel good.
It’s iconic,” he explains.
“I really value my role in helping push concepts into the physical world.
It’s magical and unlike anything else.”
So do we:
Now, watch Miz Cracker’s drag transformation:
