Ashanti is embracing pink as her color for the Essence Summer Festival of 2022 in an Alex Perry cape dress. With this highly glamorous look, Ashanti swept the night . The dress was a bubblegum pink color that featured a square neck front with a thin bodice. Her sleeves puckered around her shoulders, as chiffon sleeves drifted down with a slight slit, exposing her arms. The dress had many elements and almost mirrored a modernized style of royal-wear. She didn’t wear many accessories, because, with a dress like that, it would be overbearing. Instead, she wore a pair of large gold hoops matched by a dramatic hairstyle that included a gelled side part into a curly updo. Her shoes were hidden under her skirt. Ashanti wears a pink cape dress by Alex Perry at Essence Festival on July 1, 2022 in New Orleans. CREDIT: Getty Images for Essence Ashanti also performed during the festival, again choosing pink. For her show, the singer had on a hot pink Mugler bodysuit, which featured a mo