More than six years after the disbandment of girl group Fifth Harmony, Normani is reflecting on her experiences within the group.
She joined Keke Palmer and Law Roach at the book launch for Roach’s How to Build a Fashion Icon: Notes on Confidence from the World’s Only Image Architect at Neuehouse in Hollywood on Wednesday evening.
During the event, Palmer and Normani discussed how they use fashion as a means of self-expression.
Normani shared that for her, fashion served as a way to be “vocal” as a Black woman in the music industry.
“I felt I could really depend and rely on my fashion to speak for me, which was really an outlet,” she told the audience.
She also talked about her time in Fifth Harmony, and what her transition process into being independentinvolved.
“It all ended so fast at a very high level,” Normani said about going from a group to a solo career. “I was just really grateful to have the opportunity to do things my way because I felt like for so long, I felt hidden.”
She further went on to say she often felt that she had to “do the most in order to be seen.”
“I was the only Black girl. Not to say that the girls didn’t want to be there for me, but I don’t think that they knew how to because my experience was my own,” the “1:59” singer said.
Normani’s eagerly awaited solo debut, Dopamine, was released on June 14, featuring lead singles “1:59” with Gunna, “Candy Paint,” and “All Yours.”
She joined Keke Palmer and Law Roach at the book launch for Roach’s How to Build a Fashion Icon: Notes on Confidence from the World’s Only Image Architect at Neuehouse in Hollywood on Wednesday evening.
During the event, Palmer and Normani discussed how they use fashion as a means of self-expression.
Normani shared that for her, fashion served as a way to be “vocal” as a Black woman in the music industry.
“I felt I could really depend and rely on my fashion to speak for me, which was really an outlet,” she told the audience.
She also talked about her time in Fifth Harmony, and what her transition process into being independentinvolved.
“It all ended so fast at a very high level,” Normani said about going from a group to a solo career. “I was just really grateful to have the opportunity to do things my way because I felt like for so long, I felt hidden.”
She further went on to say she often felt that she had to “do the most in order to be seen.”
“I was the only Black girl. Not to say that the girls didn’t want to be there for me, but I don’t think that they knew how to because my experience was my own,” the “1:59” singer said.
Normani’s eagerly awaited solo debut, Dopamine, was released on June 14, featuring lead singles “1:59” with Gunna, “Candy Paint,” and “All Yours.”
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