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Watch "The Color Purple" star Danielle Brooks, as she talks about her favorite getting-ready rituals (jam sessions with her glam team), red carpet bag essentials, and finding the perfect glam couture tulle gown for the evening awards!

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00:00If you would have seen me on my first carpet, my red carpet for Orange is the New Black,

00:04I was freaking out.

00:19Well, hello, Who Would Wear.

00:20I'm Danielle Brooks, and I would love it if you came with me as I got ready for the Critics'

00:25Choice Awards.

00:28My favorite part about getting ready for the red carpet is probably the jam session that

00:34we have.

00:35Just, like, getting in the vibe of the day.

00:38What does it feel to be nominated for Best Supporting Actress?

00:43Ah, it feels great.

00:45It feels great.

00:46I think it's even better than what I imagined.

00:49You know, the little kid that's, like, watching it on TV and dreaming really big, and then

00:55you go through the process of, like, doing the work.

00:58I'm really, really excited.

01:03Sofia on the stage and Sofia in the film are completely...

01:07They're not completely different, but I'm a different person.

01:11So, I've learned and have changed and morphed in different ways that have added to the character.

01:17Like, Sofia's a mom, I'm a mom.

01:19Sofia's married, I'm married.

01:21The biggest change is, like, I'm actually in Georgia now.

01:25Like, I'm actually in a juke joint and, you know, at a dinner table.

01:29And when I did it on Broadway, we were just acting on a bare stage with chairs.

01:35So, at that time, I was just using my imagination.

01:38But now, like, I have all of the aspects that I need to bring her to life.

01:44Oh, my God.

01:45Oh, my God, getting to say that on film, you know, where it's in the canon forever,

01:51was wild because we just know how impactful that was when Miss Oprah said it.

01:59Just getting to, like, have the legacy, be a part of the legacy and have that passed on to me

02:05means a lot.

02:07But now it's cool because, like, you have the iconic lines that she brought,

02:12but now you have some new ones that I'm bringing, so that's pretty cool.

02:17Getting to be in Sofia's shoes with Oprah standing there is something I never in my wildest dreams thought would happen.

02:26I think that's, like, you dream big, but sometimes, like, what God has for you is way bigger than what you could ever imagine.

02:33And it's been so sweet to go on this journey with her and have her hold my hand throughout the process.

02:38My daughter is starting to comprehend what is going on with Mommy and what she does for a living.

02:44She is watching at home and wearing her dresses and getting all dolled up.

02:50It's super cute.

02:56You bought me more peanuts?

02:59The inspiration behind today's look for Danielle for her Critics' Choice,

03:04we wanted to do something different and play with silhouettes

03:07because every time when my clients are on the carpet,

03:10I love to do a different story, different silhouettes every time you see them.

03:14So today we're doing a glam couture version of a, say, of a sweet baby doll dress.

03:20The first thing about this look that caught my eye was just how beautiful it was.

03:25We wanted to really just play with different silhouettes.

03:27And so this Mansouri dress, as soon as she saw it,

03:30she instantly fell in love and knew that we had to wear it for the carpet.

03:33This awards season, our style story, we really wanted to really push the envelope

03:38when it comes to fashion, and especially plus-size fashion,

03:41to really show those silhouettes can be played along with any size, any range, in any occasion.

03:49In my bag today for Critics' Choice, I will be taking a fan, my Polaroid,

03:55and I will be taking a little snack, some nuts, because I don't know if they got food,

04:01and my flat shoes.

04:06Yeah, I think what's important more than anything is the people you see on the show,

04:10the people that you see on the show.

04:12My flat shoes.

04:14Yeah, I think what's important more than anything is the people you surround yourself with

04:19that, like, help keep your spirit where it should be on days like this.

04:26So, yeah, I'm kind of, like, chill.

04:28If you would have seen me on my first carpet, though, my red carpet for Orange is the New Black,

04:33I was freaking out.

04:35You know, these pictures live forever, and it was the first time people were being introduced to me,

04:41so I was really, really nervous.

04:43It turned out fine.

04:45I was thinking, like, just straight, like, down the center.

04:49Oh, I can't wait to see this back.

04:51What's this back giving?

04:53Oh!

04:54Oh!

04:56They not going to be ready.

04:58Ooh, what?

04:59Uh, yes.

05:01Ooh.

05:02Okay, thank you for this day.

05:03Thank you for all of the joy that will come of this day.

05:06Thank you for the people that you have gathered today.

05:08I'm excited for what's to come.

05:10I accept what's to come.

05:12I thank you for all of the players in this story.

05:15Amen.

05:16Amen.

05:19Yeah!

05:21Woo!

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