Month: November 2015

  • Cookie Lyon Outfits

    Cookie Lyon Outfits

    This article explores all of Cookie Lyon’s outfits from prison to Empire to Lyon Dynasty.  Cookie Lyon’s fashion enables her to announce exactly who she is without her having to utter a word!

    We chose our favorite Cookie Lyon fashion moments from each episode of Empire and attached fashion quotes from famous designers that captured each moment!

    Cookie: From Empire quotes to Lyon Dynasty power moves, she is always doing the damn thing with her unique style and grace.

    Cookie Lyon Outfits
    Cookie Lyon Outfits

    Season 1

    1. ‘Pilot’
    “It’s a new era in fashion there are no rules.  It’s all about the individual and personal style.” -Alexander McQueen

    Cookie Lyon Outfits
    Cookie Lyon Outfits

    2. ‘The Outspoken King’
    “Keep your heels, head and standards high.” -Coco Chanel

    Cookie Lyon Empire
    Cookie Lyon Empire

    4. ‘False Imposition’
    “When in doubt, wear red.” -Bill Blass

    Cookie Lucious Empire Gif
    Cookie Lucious Empire Gif

    5. ‘Dangerous Bonds’
    “I want people to be afraid of the women I dress.” -Alexander McQueen

    Cookie Lyon Gun Empire
    Cookie Lyon Gun Empire

    6. ‘Out, Damed Spot’
    “If girls dressed for boys, they’d just walk around naked at all times.” -Betsey Johnson

    Cookie Lyon This is an Ass Gif
    Cookie Lyon This is an Ass Gif

    7. ‘Our Dancing Days’
    “Fashion is about something that comes from within you.” -Ralph Lauren

    Cookie Lyon Empire Our Dancing Days
    Cookie Lyon Empire Our Dancing Days

    8. ‘The Lyon’s Roar’
    “Clothes aren’t going to change the world. The women who wear them will.” -Anne Klein

    Cookie Empire Gif White Party
    Cookie Empire Gif White Party

    9. ‘Unto the Breach’
    “Simplicity is the key not of all true elegance.” -Coco Chanel

    Cookie Lyon Outfits Drunk Gif
    Cookie Lyon Outfits Drunk Gif

    10. ‘Sins of the Father’
    “A woman’s dress should be like a barbed-wire fence: serving its purpose without obstructing the view.” -Sophia Loren

    Cookie from Empire Quotes
    Cookie from Empire Quotes

    11. ‘Die But Once’
    “Fashion is instant language.” -Miuccia Prada

    Cookie Lyon Fashion
    Cookie Lyon Fashion

    12. ‘Who I Am’
    “You either know fashion or you don’t.” -Anna Wintour

    Cookie from Empire Quotes
    Cookie from Empire Quotes

    Cookie Lyon’s Empire
    Cookie Lyon’s fashion throughout the show’s first season showed off her unforgettable style.  While she may have calmed it down for the second season of Empire, we still love Cookie’s amazing, one-of-a-kind fashion sense.

    Season 2

    1. ‘The Devils Are Here
    “Fashion is about suspense, surprise and fantasy.  It’s not about rules.” -Wolfgang Joop

    Cookie Lyon Outfits
    Cookie Lyon Outfits

    2. ‘Without a Country
    “Fall seven times, stand up eight!” -Tina Lobondi

    Cookie Lyon Outfits
    Cookie Lyon Outfits

    3. ‘Fires of Heaven’
    “There is never a wrong time for a polka dot.” -Mac Jacobs

    Cookie from Empire Quotes
    Cookie from Empire Quotes

    4. ‘Poor Yorick’
    “You can have anything you want in life as long as you dress for it.” -Edith Head

    cookie lyon empire
    Cookie Lyon Empire

    5. ‘Be True’
    “I think perfection is ugly. Somewhere in the things human make, I want to see scars, failure, disorder, distortion.” -Yohji Yamamoto

    Cookie Lyon Fashion
    Cookie Lyon Fashion

    6. ‘A High Hope For a Low Heaven’
    “Fashion is life and just like life, you must always express your feelings freely.” -Adama Amanda Nidaye

    Cookie Lyon Empire
    Cookie Lyon Empire

    7. ‘True Love Never’
    “Clothes mean nothing until someone lives in them.” -Marc Jacobs

    Cookie Lyon Outfits
    Cookie Lyon Outfits

    8. ‘My Bad Parts’
    “Fashions fade, style is eternal.” -Yves Saint Laurent

    Cookie Lyon Fashion
    Cookie Lyon Fashion

    9. ‘Sinned Against’
    “Always dress like you’re going to see your worst enemy.” -Kimora Lee

    Cookie Lyon Red Fur
    Cookie Lyon Red Fur

    10. ‘Et Tu, Brute?’
    “Fashion is the art and you are the canvas.” -Velvet Paper

    Cookie Lyon Empire Fashion
    Cookie Lyon Empire Fashion

    11. ‘Death Will Have His Day’
    “Style is a way to say who you are without having to speak.” -Rachel Zoe

    Cookie Lyon Fur
    Cookie Lyon Fur

    12. ‘A Rose by Any Other Name’
    “Fashion can be bought. Style one must possess.” -Edna Woolman

    Cookie Lyon Yellow Bow Tie
    Cookie Lyon Yellow Bow Tie

    13. ‘The Tameness of a Wolf’
    “I don’t do fashion. I am fashion.” -Coco Chanel

    Cookie Lyon Empire Fox
    Cookie Lyon Empire Fox

    14. ‘Time Shall Unfold’
    “People will stare. Make it worth their while.” -Harry Winston

    Time Shall Unfold, Cookie Lyon
    Time Shall Unfold, Cookie Lyon

    15. ‘More Than Kin’
    “Fashion is what you’re offered four times a year by designers. And style is what you choose.” -Lauren Hutton

    More Than Kin, Cookie Lyon
    More Than Kin, Cookie Lyon

    16. ‘The Lyon Who Cried Wolf’
    “Every day is a fashion show and the world is the runway.” -Coco Chanel

    The Lyon Who Cried Wolf, Cookie Lyon
    The Lyon Who Cried Wolf, Cookie Lyon

    17. ‘Rise By Sin’
    “I like my money right where I can see it: hanging in my closet.” -Carrie Bradshaw

    Rise By Sin, Cookie Lyon
    Rise By Sin, Cookie Lyon

    18. ‘Past Is Prologue’
    “Trendy is the last stage before tacky.” -Karl Lagerfeld

    Past Is Prologue, Cookie Lyon
    Past Is Prologue, Cookie Lyon

    Season 3

    1. ‘Light In Darkness’
    “She doesn’t wear fur because she is cold, she wears fur because she is glamorous.” -Ken Downing
    Light In Darkness, Cookie Lyon
    Light In Darkness, Cookie Lyon
    2. ‘Sin That Amends’
    “You can have anything you want in life if you dress for it.” -Edith Head
    Sin That Amends, Cookie Lyon
    Sin That Amends, Cookie Lyon
    3. ‘What Remains Is Bestial’
    “Fashion is the armor to survive the reality of everyday life.” -Bill Cunningham
    What Remains Is Bestial, Cookie Lyon
    What Remains Is Bestial, Cookie Lyon
    4. ‘Cupid Kills’
    “There is a shade of red for every woman.” -Audrey Hepburn

    Cupid Kills, Cookie Lyon
    Cupid Kills, Cookie Lyon

    5. ‘One Before Another’
    “If I think about it too much, I can’t get dressed.” -Daphne Guinness
    One Before Another, Cookie Lyon
    One Before Another, Cookie Lyon
    6. ‘Chimes At Midnight’
    “I design for the woman who loves being a woman.” -Diane von Furstenburg
    Chimes At Midnight, Cookie Lyon
    Chimes At Midnight, Cookie Lyon
    7. ‘What We May Be’
    “If you wear things you adore, you just look better.” -Margherita Missoni
    What We May Be, Cookie Lyon
    What We May Be, Cookie Lyon
    8. ‘The Unkindest Cut’
    “Fashion wasn’t what you wore someplace anymore; it was the whole reason for going.” -Andy Warhol
    A Furnace For Your Foe, Cookie Lyon
    The Unkindest Cut, Cookie Lyon

    9. ‘A Furnace For Your Foe’
    “Dressing well is a form of good manners.” -Tom Ford
    A Furnace For Your Foe, Cookie Lyon
    A Furnace For Your Foe, Cookie Lyon
    10. ‘Sound And Fury’
    “Crying is for plain women.  Pretty women go shopping.” -Oscar Wilde
    Sound And Fury, Cookie Lyon
    Sound And Fury, Cookie Lyon
    11. ‘Play On’
    “I’ve always thought of accessories as the exclamation point of a woman’s outfit.” -Michael Kors
    Play On, Cookie Lyon
    Play On, Cookie Lyon
    12. ‘Strange Bedfellows’
    “Hats are about emotion.” -Philip Treacy
    Strange Bedfellows, Cookie Lyon
    Strange Bedfellows, Cookie Lyon
    13. ‘My Naked Villainy’
    “All my life I’ve pursued the perfect red.” -Diana Vreeland
    My Naked Villainy, Cookie Lyon
    My Naked Villainy, Cookie Lyon
    14. ‘Love Is A Smoke’
    “Jewelry is like the perfect spice, it always compliments what’s already there.” -Diane Vone Furstenberg
    Love Is A Smoke, Cookie Lyon
    Love Is A Smoke, Cookie Lyon
    15. ‘Civil Hands Unclean’
    “I have always believed that fashion was not only to make women more beautiful, but also to reassure them, give them more confidence.” -Yves Saint Laurent
    Civil Hands Unclean, Cookie Lyon
    Civil Hands Unclean, Cookie Lyon
    16. ‘Absent Child’
    “Fashion is very important.  It is life-enhancing and, like everything that gives pleasure, it is worth doing well.” -Vivienne Westwood
    Absent Child, Cookie Lyon
    Absent Child, Cookie Lyon
    17. ‘Toil and Trouble’ Pt. 1
    “Fashion is only the attempt to realize art in living forms and social intercourse.” -Sir Francis Bacon
    Toil and Trouble Pt 1, Cookie Lyon
    18. ‘Toil and Trouble’ Pt. 2
    “Pure, intense emotions.  It’s not about design.  It’s about feelings.” -Alber Elbaz
    Toil and Trouble Pt 2, Cookie Lyon
    Toil and Trouble Pt 2, Cookie Lyon

    Season 4

    1. ‘Noble Memory’
    “We must never confuse elegance with snobbery.” -Yves Saint Laurent
    Noble Memory, Cookie Lyon
    Noble Memory, Cookie Lyon
    2. ‘Full Circle’
    “I think there is beauty in everything.  What ‘normal’ people would perceive as ugly, I can usually see something of beauty in it.” -Alexander McQueen
    Full Circle, Cookie Lyon
    Full Circle, Cookie Lyon
    3. ‘Evil Manners
    4. ‘Bleeding War’
    5. ‘The Fool’

    Cookie Lyon’s Empire fashion is far from done and we will continue to update this post!

    Cookie: From Empire quotes we can’t stop repeating to the perfect gif-friendly way she rolls those eyes episode-after-episode…Keep it up girl! We won’t stop watching and taking notes!

    Cookie Lyon Fashion
    Cookie Lyon Fashion

  • ‘Empire’ Episode Recap Season 2, Epiosde 7: “True Love Never”

    ‘Empire’ Episode Recap Season 2, Epiosde 7: “True Love Never”

    Lucious Empire Gun Gif
    Lucious Empire Gun Gif
    Mallory Carra | Entertainment

    This week’s episode wastes no time getting started — Cookie and Laz are gettin’ busy in bed for three days. Get it, girl. In between love making sessions, Cookie decides to throw a cook out for Lyon Dynasty artists. In the studio, Lucious pushes Freda as they record “Boom Boom Boom Boom,” the track they bonded over last week. Elsewhere, Jamal secretly consults Cookie — the competition — for music advice under Lucious’ nose.

    And if you thought there was something fishy about Laz keeping Cookie in bed, you were right. He emerges from the mattress to update a suspicious man about how he’s “handling things.” Laz suggests a park for the event — which would need to be negotiated through Hakeem’s kidnappers. Now, Hakeem doesn’t trust this Laz fellow.

    Mirage a Trois singers Laura and Carmen passive aggressively fight over being lead, causing Cookie to tell Hakeem that Carmen should be lead instead. Hakeem enlists Tiana to help Laura act like a pop star queen, but Cookie suggests that Hakeem is blinded by his affection for Laura. Eventually, Laura becomes the Beyonce that Hakeem has been looking for and Cookie approves.

    In the boardroom, Lucious considers Mimi’s idea of merging with Swiftstream, a music streaming company owned by Jago, and he literally throws himself into the (boxing) ring for the company. Lucious punches Jago when he calls Empire’s lyrics shallow, but talks him into the merger while Jago is hopped up on painkillers in the hospital. To celebrate the deal, Lucious and Mimi attempt to have a drunken threesome with a woman they picked up at the club, but Lucious gets inspired by the girl’s gun tattoo.

    Lucious’ flashbacks throughout the episode lead us to know that his mother once uttered the words “Boom Boom Boom Boom” while pointing a gun at her head. During a late-night studio session, Lucious channels that energy into recording with Freda and bringing a gun.

    For what feels like the first time in ages, Cookie and Jamal bond over music at dinner and they end up at Lyon Dynasty to record together, just like old times (a.k.a. Season 1). They sneak around to make music together without the rest of the family knowing and it’s too cute. When Jamal debuts the track, Lucious can hear the Cookie of it all.

    Lucious orders Andre to sleep with the Deputy Mayor again to clear charges for Freda and Andre’s reverend surprisingly says he can do, ahem, other things than sex to accomplish it. Get your mind out of the gutter — Andre blackmails her! And then he goes home to Rhonda, who still doesn’t have a visible baby bump.

  • EMPIRE | Preview: “My Bad Parts”

    EMPIRE | Preview: “My Bad Parts”
    Family bets on family in an all-new episode of EMPIRE this WED at 9/8c on FOX! Subscribe now for more Empire clips: ‪http://fox.tv/SubscribeEMPIRE See more of Empire on our official site: http://fox.tv/Empire Like Empire on Facebook: http://fox.tv/Empire_FB Follow Empire on Twitter: http://fox.tv/Empire_Twitter Follow Empire on Instagram: http://fox.tv/Empire_IG Follow Empire on Tumblr: http://fox.tv/Empire_Tumblr Like FOX on Facebook: http://fox.tv/FOXTV_FB Follow FOX on Twitter: http://fox.tv/FOXTV_Twitter Add FOX on Google+: http://fox.tv/FOXPlus Having taken TV audiences by storm in its record-setting first season, EMPIRE enters Season Two as the No. 1 series on broadcast television. From its jaw-dropping storylines to its chart-topping hip-hop soundtrack, EMPIRE instantly gained a legion of die-hard fans, creating a social media frenzy and making “Cookie” a household name. The series recently was nominated for three Emmy Awards, including one for Taraji P. Henson in the category of Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. It also has received four TCA Award nominations, including Program of the Year, Outstanding Program, Outstanding Achievement in Drama and Individual Achievement in Drama (Henson). Henson and Howard both recently won the BET Awards for Best Actress and Best Actor, respectively, and Henson also won the NAACP Image Award for Entertainer of the Year. EMPIRE | Preview: “My Bad Parts” https://www.youtube.com/user/EMPIREonFOX

  • EMPIRE | Studio Sessions: “Runnin”

    EMPIRE | Studio Sessions: “Runnin”

    EMPIRE | Studio Sessions: “Runnin”
    Bryshere Y. Gray talks about how he and Menage a Trois created the EMPIRE song “Runnin.” Subscribe now for more Empire clips: ‪http://fox.tv/SubscribeEMPIRE See more of Empire on our official site: http://fox.tv/Empire Like Empire on Facebook: http://fox.tv/Empire_FB Follow Empire on Twitter: http://fox.tv/Empire_Twitter Follow Empire on Instagram: http://fox.tv/Empire_IG Follow Empire on Tumblr: http://fox.tv/Empire_Tumblr Like FOX on Facebook: http://fox.tv/FOXTV_FB Follow FOX on Twitter: http://fox.tv/FOXTV_Twitter Add FOX on Google+: http://fox.tv/FOXPlus Having taken TV audiences by storm in its record-setting first season, EMPIRE enters Season Two as the No. 1 series on broadcast television. From its jaw-dropping storylines to its chart-topping hip-hop soundtrack, EMPIRE instantly gained a legion of die-hard fans, creating a social media frenzy and making “Cookie” a household name. The series recently was nominated for three Emmy Awards, including one for Taraji P. Henson in the category of Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. It also has received four TCA Award nominations, including Program of the Year, Outstanding Program, Outstanding Achievement in Drama and Individual Achievement in Drama (Henson). Henson and Howard both recently won the BET Awards for Best Actress and Best Actor, respectively, and Henson also won the NAACP Image Award for Entertainer of the Year. EMPIRE | Studio Sessions: “Runnin” https://www.youtube.com/user/EMPIREonFOX

  • EMPIRE | First Look: “My Bad Parts”

    EMPIRE | First Look: “My Bad Parts”
    Taraji P. Henson, Jussie Smollett and Gabourey Sidibe talk about Hakeem’s battle rap, Jamal’s choice and Anika’s delicious secret. Subscribe now for more Empire clips: ‪http://fox.tv/SubscribeEMPIRE See more of Empire on our official site: http://fox.tv/Empire Like Empire on Facebook: http://fox.tv/Empire_FB Follow Empire on Twitter: http://fox.tv/Empire_Twitter Follow Empire on Instagram: http://fox.tv/Empire_IG Follow Empire on Tumblr: http://fox.tv/Empire_Tumblr Like FOX on Facebook: http://fox.tv/FOXTV_FB Follow FOX on Twitter: http://fox.tv/FOXTV_Twitter Add FOX on Google+: http://fox.tv/FOXPlus Having taken TV audiences by storm in its record-setting first season, EMPIRE enters Season Two as the No. 1 series on broadcast television. From its jaw-dropping storylines to its chart-topping hip-hop soundtrack, EMPIRE instantly gained a legion of die-hard fans, creating a social media frenzy and making “Cookie” a household name. The series recently was nominated for three Emmy Awards, including one for Taraji P. Henson in the category of Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. It also has received four TCA Award nominations, including Program of the Year, Outstanding Program, Outstanding Achievement in Drama and Individual Achievement in Drama (Henson). Henson and Howard both recently won the BET Awards for Best Actress and Best Actor, respectively, and Henson also won the NAACP Image Award for Entertainer of the Year. EMPIRE | First Look: “My Bad Parts” https://www.youtube.com/user/EMPIREonFOX

  • EMPIRE | OMG Moment: “True Love Never”

    EMPIRE | OMG Moment: “True Love Never”
    Gabourey Sidibe talks about Empires twisty turny OMG moment. Subscribe now for more Empire clips: ‪http://fox.tv/SubscribeEMPIRE See more of Empire on our official site: http://fox.tv/Empire Like Empire on Facebook: http://fox.tv/Empire_FB Follow Empire on Twitter: http://fox.tv/Empire_Twitter Follow Empire on Instagram: http://fox.tv/Empire_IG Follow Empire on Tumblr: http://fox.tv/Empire_Tumblr Like FOX on Facebook: http://fox.tv/FOXTV_FB Follow FOX on Twitter: http://fox.tv/FOXTV_Twitter Add FOX on Google+: http://fox.tv/FOXPlus Having taken TV audiences by storm in its record-setting first season, EMPIRE enters Season Two as the No. 1 series on broadcast television. From its jaw-dropping storylines to its chart-topping hip-hop soundtrack, EMPIRE instantly gained a legion of die-hard fans, creating a social media frenzy and making “Cookie” a household name. The series recently was nominated for three Emmy Awards, including one for Taraji P. Henson in the category of Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. It also has received four TCA Award nominations, including Program of the Year, Outstanding Program, Outstanding Achievement in Drama and Individual Achievement in Drama (Henson). Henson and Howard both recently won the BET Awards for Best Actress and Best Actor, respectively, and Henson also won the NAACP Image Award for Entertainer of the Year. EMPIRE | OMG Moment: “True Love Never” https://www.youtube.com/user/EMPIREonFOX

  • Empire Cast Runnin Hakeem Laura Jamila Velazquez, Raquel Castro, Yani Marin & Yazz

    Empire Cast Runnin Hakeem Laura Jamila Velazquez, Raquel Castro, Yani Marin & Yazz
    Empire Cast Runnin Hakeem Laura Jamila Velazquez, Raquel Castro, Yani Marin & Yazz http://ift.tt/1iaeeeU