The girl group disbanded in 2018 Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Over six years since girl group disbanded, is opening up about her experiences in the group. Normani joined and for the latter's book launch at Neuehouse in Hollywood on Wednesday evening..
Palmer and the former Fifth Harmony member shared their experiences with using fashion as an extension of themselves. For Normani, she explains that fashion was a way to be "vocal" as a Black woman in the music industry. "I felt I could really depend and rely on my fashion to speak for me, which was really an outlet," she told the crowd.
Related: Gregg DeGuire/WireImage She also got candid about her time in Fifth Harmony, and what the transition into independence was like. "It all ended so fast at a very high level," Normani said about going from a group to a solo career. "I was just really grateful to have the opportunity to do things my way because I felt like for so long, I felt hidden.
" She further went on to say she often felt that she had to "do the most in order to be seen." "I was the only Black girl. Not to say that the girls didn't want to be there for me, but I don't think that they knew how to because my experience was my own," the "1:59" singer said.
Related: Normani's highly anticipated solo debut, , was released on June 14, supported by lead singles featuring Gunna, "Candy Paint," and "All Yours." Former bandmate congratulated the singer on her album release, writing on Instagram, "putting out a project is vulnerable.