Coveteur: Billie Holiday is associated with one image above all others. You’ve probably seen it: shot from the chest up as she sings with traces of an embellished gown, her favorite red lip, and, of course, an orchid in her hair. That iconic image was merely a snapshot of her range as not only a performer, but a style aficionado. In Lee Daniels’ new film The United States vs. Billie Holiday, now streaming on Hulu, costume designer Paolo Nieddu says Holiday, played by Andra Day, was a style chameleon who understood how to use fashion as but one tool in her rich arsenal.
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