Other bold colors that have dazzled on the red carpet? Colman Domingo was shining that same year in a golden-yellow Valentino suit with matching pointed-toe shoes and a textured gold coat.
While the Sing Sing star’s love for fashion isn’t a surprise, it didn’t happen overnight. In fact, he admitted that finding the right look for him took a lot of trial and error.
“I grew up very thin and I didn’t like that, so I covered up and wore lots of baggy clothes,” he told Interview Magazine in July. “Then I dressed towards it and figured out, ‘Oh, my legs are long. What proportions look good on me?'”
“I started to look at my body as my own palette and I started to develop my own sense of style,” he continued. “A lot of times it’s classic tailoring, but it’s also playful, because I like my style to reflect my personality. I don’t want to look too stuffy, and I like to feel effortlessly luxurious.”