Jodie Turner-Smith credits her mum with teaching her the art of self-expression.
Jodie Turner-Smith credits her mum for her fierce fashion sense
The British-born actress and model, who is of Jamaican descent, isn’t afraid to make a statement serving bold looks on the red carpet.
The fashion chameleon, who exudes confidence and energy with every outfit, owes her fierce fashion sense to her mother.
She told InStyle: "My mother was very fashionable, and I grew up looking at her and her attitudes about costume and expression of self through wardrobe.
"As I've said many times, I feel that clothing is costume, but I think that it moves in both directions. On the one hand, the energy that I have inspires the clothes that I wear, and sometimes the clothes that I wear inspire the energy that I have."
The 36-year-old star is a recognised figurehead of self-expression and reinvention, pushing the boundaries in head-turning style.
Jodie was recently appointed as mentor for the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) and will use her position as a black woman to call for more inclusivity and diversity in the industry.
She said: "As creative[s] of color, we've been shown a world that only includes certain types of voices.
"And I think we're all quite exhausted of that. We all want to see what happens when we let more people come to the table, have a seat at the table, and bring their visions into the world.
"As a person who is black and a woman, I think it's important that we create space for all different kinds of voices. Anything we can do to do that, it's important to be a part of.”
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