Cadwallader: After I first heard “Plan B,” I simply knew that this video needed to be all about Megan. That it will solely be her in it, and it will give attention to her all the time. I feel with the intention to spit this monitor out, it’s so vital that she stands tremendous competent, regal, and highly effective. So it was actually about looking for these superb angles that may enable her to command the display and actually dominate it. And I knew that she was an insane performer. When you get the digital camera on, she does three takes, and every one is healthier and higher and higher than the earlier.
There’s additionally that tremendous remaining shot of Megan the place she’s being held up with helps such as you’d see underneath an historic sculpture in a museum. How did that come collectively?
Megan Thee Stallion: Casey was similar to, ‘Megan, would you be up for going bare? We’ll make you a hat!’ And I used to be like, ‘Oh, shit, bare, okay!’ [Laughs.] We simply cleared the room, and naturally, I used to be tremendous comfy. Casey wished it to be all about physique and wonder. After I walked on set, I simply thought, properly, I hope it comes out fairly! And it did. Though I actually needed to stability myself. That was actually me on high of like, three sticks. Nevertheless it was a lot enjoyable.
And Casey, you had been serving double obligation in a way, each directing the video and designing the garments. What had been you making an attempt to go for on the style aspect?
Cadwallader: I actually wished it to be very refined, graphic, and clear. I discover Megan to be one of the attractive individuals on the planet, so I wished to see her in one thing extra pared again. I simply wished every thing to be actually, actually, actually clear in order that the factor that you simply bear in mind most is the efficiency. All of the appears are black and graphic with phantasm panels in between, to make a really kind of horny and sculpted silhouette.
Casey, you are likely to work with a whole lot of muses from the world of music. What’s it about feminine musicians, specifically, that conjures up you?
Cadwallader: I imply, I’ve all the time been just about obsessive about feminine performers. It began with Janet Jackson, Madonna, Lil’ Kim, Cunning Brown, and Queen Latifah. I used to be additionally centered on these robust ladies. The factor about these individuals is that they’re so assured and so filled with vitality and so radiant. And for me, that’s actually the epitome of what Mugler is about. It is about dressing you to make you’re feeling just like the sharpest, easiest model of your self. And I feel, with these superb ladies and performers, it takes the spirit of the model to its highest degree.
Supply: Glamour