Style Scoop: What the Guest Stars Wore on Empire This Week

“Cookie tries on everything from bedazzled dresses and skirts to fierce animal prints,” McGhee explained of Cookie’s styling process, which included trying on this bejeweled black Gucci dress paired with leopard print Louboutins. “She wants to find a look that will not only make Lucious want her but will also make her feel and look strong and beautiful. It’s all about the art of seduction and for Cookie, an important part of that is feeling confident.”

After trying on several seductive looks, Cookie chooses a vintage purple fur coat with very little underneath—nothing but Victoria’s Secret lingerie! “She goes with fur and lingerie because she owns and embraces her femininity and her sexuality. She decides she’s really going in for the kill tonight,” McGhee told InStyle. “She went with purple because [that’s] Lucious’s favorite color—I mean, she pulled out all the stops. She was in it to win it.”

“One of Taraji’s favorite looks so far was this black, velvet-crush Gucci catsuit that we borrowed from Monique Mosley…it is just everything,” gushed McGhee about the skin-tight jumpsuit Cookie wears in the club scene where Jamal first hears his song in public. “Monique’s husband, Timbaland, produces all the music for the show and Monique has been kind enough to lend us many of her personal pieces for Cookie’s wardrobe—she is our couture angel!”

“The BCBG cape is great business attire but also a flirtatious, feminine fashion piece,” McGhee explained. Paired with this vintage Roberto Cavalli dress and Christian Louboutin booties, Cookie is ready to take on the day!

Cookie, who is one of Elle Dallas’ biggest fans, takes her on as a client and is ready to get down to business in her DVF leopard-printed jumpsuit. “This jumpsuit is Cookie’s way of doing the pantsuit,” McGhee told InStyle. “This look shows her sass and her sexiness but it also shows her power because it’s controlled. This is how a music woman does a business suit.” 

Elle’s diva nature is reflected in her opening outfit of a turquoise Haute Hippie dress and vintage fur coat. “She tries to hide the hot mess [she is] and her pain behind the big furs and the bling. Elle wants to show the world that she is still a star,” McGhee revealed.