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with words written by the revered
August Wilson and acting greats
such as Viola Davis and Denzel
Washington, has been nothing
short of a career highlight.
Upon accepting the job, I was at
work in Los Angeles but eager to begin
the designing process. In prep, I met
with an incredibly talented wig maker
by the name of Victoria Wood, who
assisted in creating the wig for Viola
Davis' character, Rose. The hair for
her wig was hand-picked, natural hair
with an extremely coarse cuticle. In
typical fashion, most are made with a
dense cuticle that is glossy in appear-
ance, but I felt this would not be best
Denzel Washington as Troy Maxson
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of
Paramount
Pictures,
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