Shiona Turini’s Top 10

Costume designer Shiona Turini’s passion for work and devotion to her family and friends is legendary. She has been a commanding force since her days as a magazine fashion editor. With her expert eye for fashion, she transitioned to costume design a few years ago. Who can forget the wardrobe magic she conjured in her first feature movie,Queen & Slim? She has also worked on the costumes for TV shows like HBO’s Insecure and FX’s Y: The Last Man and has styled celebrities such as Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, and Solange Knowles. And if you thought that was her pinnacle, think again. Behold the crowning jewel: Queen Bey herself. Shiona has been the visionary behind Beyoncé’s epic Renaissance world tour costumes, collaborating with stylists and designers to elevate performance fashion to a level never seen before. Here, she shares with us the things she loves most.

1. Describe Yourself in Just 10 Words

Passionate
Hardworking
Creative
Perfectionist
Virgo
Generous
Resilient
Honest
Loyal
Empathetic

2. WHAT ARE YOUR MOST PLAYED TRACKS ON SPOTIFY?

Lady Saw Man Is the Least
Jazmine Sullivan Mascara
Hiroshi Yoshimura Dance PM
Sam Cooke A Change Is Gonna Come
Mariah Carey All I Want forChristmas Is You
Moses Sumney Me in 20 Years
Solange Cranes in the Sky
Chronixx I Can
Koffee Toast
Etta James I’d Rather Go Blind

3. GET SNIFFY: WHAT ARE YOUR 10 FAVORITE SMELLS?

Stepping off the plane in Bermuda—the fresh air mixed with saltiness from the ocean
The beach
My mother’s kitchen at Christmas
Freshly made beds
Baies by Diptyque
My sister and brother-in-law’s house when they bake gingerbread
Lavender fields in Provence
Vanilla
Oud
Portrait of a Lady by Frédéric Malle

4. LIST YOUR 10 GUILTY PLEASURES

No such thing. I take pride in everysingle one of my pleasures

6. NAME THE 10 BOOKS WE SHOULD BE READING NEXT

salt. by Nayyirah Waheed
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Five Minute Journal
All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks
Three Strong Women by Marie NDiaye
Remember Love: Words for Tender Times by Cleo Wade
Mickalene Thomas by Mickalene Thomas, Kellie Jones, and Roxane Gay

6. WHAT ARE YOUR 10 FAVORITE FILMS OR TV SHOWS?

Girlfriends
Living Single
Insecure
Grey’s Anatomy (on repeat, always and forever)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Love Jones
Titanic
The Office
Abbott Elementary
Black Mirror

7. WHAT ARE YOUR 10 FAVORITE SNACKS?

Red wine
PopCorners (any flavor)
Oatmeal raisin cookies
Saltines
Life Savers
Gingerbread by DaGingerbreadMan in Bermuda
Lobster salad
Loquats during loquat season (the winter months) in Bermuda
Biscoff cookies
The fish sandwich at Woody’s, Bermuda

8. WHERE ARE YOUR 10 DREAM DESTINATIONS?

Cap Rocat, Majorca
Lamu Island, Kenya
Machu Picchu, Peru
Naoshima, Japan
Borgo Egnazia, Italy
Amangiri, Utah
My new home in Bermuda (I haven’t had the chance to spend time there because of my travel schedule)
Adrère Amellal, Siwa Oasis, Egypt
Dakar, Senegal
The Orient Express La Dolce Vita

9. WHAT 10 THINGS WOULD YOU SAVE IF THERE WERE A ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE?

My family photos
My collection of family videos (VHStapes)
My mom’s printout of our family tree on both sides of our family
Three gold bracelets that were given to me in high school by my mom (I used to have four, but I lost one jumping off the rocks into the ocean)
My custom Barbies I made for Black History Month
My Balenciaga FW10 block heels
My Prada flame shoes
My passport
My black cropped leather YSL jacket (the first designer item I owned)
My gold pendant with my parents’ fingerprints engraved

10. NAME 10 PEOPLE WHOREALLY INSPIRE YOU

My mom, Lynnell
My nephew Nasir
My nephew Novej
My sister Sharnelle
Melina Matsoukas
Diana Ross
Tina Knowles
Oprah
Mickalene Thomas
Lil’ Kim