Cardi B says finding clothes that fit her curves is “not easy”.
The ‘WAP’ rapper, 31, spoke about her battle to find suitable outfits in a chat with her stylist Kollin Carter to mark him being named in The Hollywood Reporter’s annual list of the entertainment industry’s most influential stylists.
She told the publication: “There are so many obstacles against us. For example, this body is not meant for a size two. I’m very hips, (bum), and that’s me”.
Cardi – born Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar – added dressing curvy figure “was not easy”, but said she and Kollin “make it look easy”.
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She added: “Our door was closed many times… but we’re here because we do it well.
“I’m not going to be humble about it.”
Kollin said their hard work has paved the way for other women in the industry with curves and caused a “cultural shift”.
He added: “I don’t think there were many women like Cardi who existed in the fashion space.
“Now there are a ton of other rap females who aspire to be in that space because they see what’s possible. We set trends.”
Kollin also discussed Cardi B’s famous 2019 Met Gala gown designed by Thom Browne, which made headlines due to its ostentatious train – and landed the star on every best-dressed list the night of the event.
He added: “That look broke Cardi B into the next level of the fashion world. “People who didn’t take us seriously were like, ‘OK, they’re here to stay.’”
Kollin is also a fashion editor, and his other famous clients include Naomi Campbell, Kelly Rowland and Normani.
Before fame, he completed a three-year apprenticeship under Law Roach before becoming Cardi B’s stylist in 2017.
The Bronx-born stylist regularly posts photos of Cardi donning various unique outfits on his Instagram account, which has amassed nearly 370,000 followers.
Beyoncé Responds To Gift From Nicki Minaj While Celebrating Pink Friday 2 Tour Success
Beyoncé took a moment out of her busy schedule as she prepares for her new album to send friend and collaborator Nicki Minaj a handwritten note.
Taking to social media to share the note on Wednesday (March 27), Minaj expressed her excitement that her new Pink Friday Nails line was appreciated by Bey, who also congratulated the Queens rapper on the success of her current tour.
“Onika, I just received your nail collection and I love them,” Bey wrote. “Thank you so much for thinking of me and congratulations on your launch and the tour. Love, Beyoncé.”
When sharing the note to Twitter/X, Minaj added, “Barbz, #PinkFridayNails are Queen approved. Thank you Beyoncé . Love you.”
Nicki Minaj and Beyoncé collaborated on 2014’s “Feeling Myself” off of the former’s Pinkprint album, as well as Bey’s “Flawless (Remix)” that same year.
In a convo with her Barbz on Twitter in 2022, Minaj noted that she manifested her relationship with the R&B queen years before they ever linked up.
The “Anaconda” rapper tweeted that when she had penned her 2010 track “Girls Fall Like Dominoes” where she raps, “I’m out in Paris, muthafucka, with Beyoncé,” she hadn’t even met Bey yet.
“When I wrote GFLD i didn’t have anything but an imagination & said ‘I’m out in Paris mthafka w|Beyonce,’” Nicki wrote. “Had never met her/spoken to her. No way I’d ever work w|her. Wrapping up my 3rd album #ThePinkprint she invited me to perform w|her for the very 1st time. In Paris.”
As for her new nail line, Beyoncé wasn’t the only celeb that Nicki Minaj gifted. Kim Kardashian was notably among the recipients, but it was an excited North West who ended up enjoying the gift.
The reality TV star recently turned to her Instagram stories where she shared that Nicki’s Pink Friday 2 gift was playfully intercepted by her daughter.
“Well, I just got home and I’m so excited for this package,” she exclaimed while unboxing her swag. “However, this is what’s going on,” she continued, holding up partially used press-on nails.
“So um, looks like some little Barbz got into my package — my Pink Friday nails package that I was so excited about — so thank you Miss Westie for stealing them,” the clip concludes with both Kim and North giving a close-up of their pink and platinum manicures.