You’d think every stylist in Hollywood would be clamoring to dress Quinta Brunson, creator and star of ratings hit and critical darling Abbott Elementary. But the multihyphenate says it was hard to find someone who would actually listen to her preferences, because of her body type.
“Not only am I 4-foot-11, [but] I’m 4-foot-11 with breasts and a butt. And that’s just the cardinal sin: to be short and have the nerve to have any type of curve,” she told for its latest cover story. “Before working with [current stylist] Bryon [Javar], there were times where I would work with other stylists and I just have to be like, ‘I’m not this young,’ or, ‘This feels too young for me.’ And it would be like, ‘No, you can pull it off,’” she continued. “And I was like, ‘But it’s not about pulling it off. It’s about what I want to represent when I come to certain award shows or certain events I have to do.’ I’m not just an actress, not just a writer, not just a producer, not just a showrunner. I want to make sure I can convey who I am through what I wear.” Geez. We’ve all heard of women who can’t get designers to dress them, but she couldn’t even find a stylist who respected her vision? Isn’t figuring out appropriate and flattering looks their job?
Thankfully, she and Javar see eye to eye, and Brunson can express herself on the red carpet and elsewhere. “It’s another extension of me showing who I am without talking. More and more, I start to hate talking as I go further in my journey. Things like fashion can help you say something without saying anything. And so I’ve come to really appreciate that…. As I talk to Bryon about how I want to present [myself at] an award show or an event, I’m like, Wow…I’m getting to say who I am through the clothing and I plan to do that more because I plan to talk less in the future.”
I’m always here for a Quinta Brunson pull quote, but if she wants to serve looks instead, we’ll take those too!
