KeKe Palmer’s fashion game is what dreams are made of.

On Monday (August 21), Essence dropped their latest September/October cover story with Palmer front and center. In the issue, the actress revealed how stylist to the stars Sergio Hudson has helped her break out of her shell post-pregnancy while donning glamorous looks that will go down in fashion history.

“Sergio being beside me made the whole thing that much better because he was acting like my mom, Sharon,” Palmer told the outlet of her connection to the designer.

Still, Hudson also serves as her ultimate hype man. Palmer told the outlet that often, he gives her a pep talk to venture out of her comfort zone. “He was like, ‘Get out there and talk to these people. You need to work the room. These people need to see how good you look.’”

The new mom also expressed her gratitude for his fashionable touch while “breathing so much life into me.”

“I feel like he brought me back to the world, honey. He really did,” she added.

Hudson’s career spans billboards and major runway shows, and he has styled Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Quinta Brunson, supermodel Iman, and Savannah James, among other notable figures. But for Palmer, he graciously named her his “muse.”

“Until now, the only muse I ever had a relationship with was my mom,” he told the magazine. “But when Keke and I first met, immediately there was a clip. We were right there. She said she had this immediate trust in me, and all I really wanted was to make her look as beautiful as she is.”

“She inspires me. Her talent is limitless. … She pours into me, and then I pour into her and onto her. I see a vision of who she is and where she should be, style-wise,” he added.