I was first enraptured by actress Cynthia Erivo while watching HBO s
The Outsider. She has a way about her, not to mention a talent, that immediately transfixes you. Even without saying a word, her onscreen presence commands you to stop what you re doing, watch, and listen . . . just in case she does. Erivo s red carpet presence is very much like that. She wears couture gowns from the likes of Valentino, Gucci, and Versace that dropped jaws when and if they hit the runway (of course, some are custom). But somehow, when Cynthia carries these dresses out to the red carpet, your jaw drops even further.